Other ID: 25BIM03 = WVR1; 25BIM04 = WVR2
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Other (Other), Physical Processes Impacting Seafloor Change and Ecosystem Services - PISCES (GX.25.MN00.UG810.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Kara Doran, Jennifer (Jenna) Brown
Affiliate Investigator(s): USF
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Sonar: Sound Velocity, Sonar: Single Beam, Location-Elevation: Benchmarks
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect 2025 pre-hurricane season bathymetry for Midnight Pass and Milton Pass that were recently created by the 2024 storms Helene and Milton. Updated bathymetry is needed to monitor geomorphological changes in the pass and track sediment distribution patterns.
Vehicle(s): Ford F-250 Stone Grey, Ford F-350 Dually White (GSA)
Start Port/Location: Siesta Key, FL
End Port/Location: Englewood, FL
Start Date: 2025-06-24
End Date: 2025-06-26
Equipment Used: Castaway-CTD, Tripods, SP90 GNSS Receiver, SBG Ellipse A Motion Sensor, ODOM-Echotrac CV-100
Information to be Derived: Bathymetry x, y, z data points to create 2025 digital elevation models as well as being applied in other analysis
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 84.2 Km of single-beam bathymetry data collected. 12 Sound Velocity Profile (SVP) Casts taken.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Ping Wang
Notes: Funding account = GX23MN00V02FL25
Location:
Midnight Pass is located Siesta Key, FL; Milton Pass is located in Englewood, FL
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: | South: | West: | East: |
Platform(s):
 Personal Water Craft (Blue WVR2 - Chum) |  Personal Water Craft (White WVR1 - Shark) |  22-ft Twin Vee (R/V G. Hill) |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castaway-CTD | --- | Sound Velocity | |
| Tripods | --- | Mooring (physical oceanography) Benchmarks Navigation | |
| SP90 GNSS Receiver | --- | Benchmarks Navigation | |
| SBG Ellipse A Motion Sensor | --- | Single Beam | |
| ODOM-Echotrac CV-100 | --- | Single Beam |
