Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, National Park Service
Funding Program(s): GRRASP - Ocean Conditions (GX.26.MN00.UXB04.00), Natural Resources Preservation Program - NPS (GX.25.MN00.UTH23.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Ilsa Kuffner
Affiliate Investigator(s): Amanda Bourque, NPS
Information Specialist(s): Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Ilsa Kuffner
Data Type(s): Sampling: Biology, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Imagery: Photo, Environmental Data: Temperature, Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Site visit to coral calcification monitoring stations to measure coral and algal calcification rates as well as collect temperature data from deployed temperature sensors.
Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually Silver
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Start Date: 2025-10-14
End Date: 2025-10-23
Equipment Used: Global Positioning System (GPS), Digital Camera, HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger, Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA) Tiles, Ohaus Balance
Information to be Derived: Mass of calcium carbonate gained per unit time for coral Acropora palmata and crustose coralline algal communities on pvc tiles. Hourly temperature data for past 6 months.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Site visit to coral calcification monitoring stations to assess coral health status, collect coral calcification and temperature sensor data, and recover algae tile samples. Photographic imagery was also collected. Completed.
Staff: Sierra Bloomer, Christopher Bemelmans, Benjamin Galbraith, Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Ilsa Kuffner, Billy Reynolds
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2024-312-FA.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2025-303-FA.
Location:
Biscayne National Park (Miami, FL)
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 25.74052909 | South: 24.49714632 | West: -83.03466797 | East: -79.96948242 |
Platform(s):
 25-ft Dusky (R/V Palmatta) |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | Used to navigate to established sites | Navigation | No data was collected |
| Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video | |
| HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger | --- | Temperature | |
| Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA) Tiles | --- | Experiments (biological) | |
| Ohaus Balance | --- | Experiments (biological) Surveys (biological) |
