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USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2026-014-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Pending

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Contact(s): Laura Brothers

Information Specialist(s): Laura Brothers

Data Type(s): Visual Identification: Ground Truthing, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect seabed characterization information

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Portsmouth, NH

End Port/Location: Portsmouth, NH

Start Date: 2026-08-24

End Date: 2026-08-30

Equipment Used: SeaBOSS, Alpine Vibracorer

Information to be Derived: seafloor images, sediment samples, and vibracores

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Notes:

Location:

Offshore New Hampshire

Boundaries
North: 43.20517582 South: 42.87059631 West: -70.98999046 East: -69.96459939

Platform(s):

photo of Gulf Challenger
Gulf Challenger

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
SeaBOSS --- Surveys (biological)
Experiments (biological)
Species ID
Photo
Video
Geology
Biology
Alpine Vibracorer --- Geology

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