Field Activity Details for field activity 2026-017-FA

Other ID: LIS CT DEEP

Status: Pending

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

Funding Program(s): CMG-WH Core Competency - Marine Technology (LQ000GU)

Contact(s): Seth Ackerman

Information Specialist(s): Seth Ackerman

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect ground truth sediment samples, video and photographs to help characterize the seafloor geology and biota

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Start Port/Location: Groton/Avery Point, CT

End Port/Location: Groton/Avery Point, CT

Start Date: 2026-10-19

End Date: 2026-10-31

Equipment Used: Blackfly S 5MP camera , DSPL HD Mulit Seacam, SeaBOSS, HYPACK

Information to be Derived: grain size, seafloor character

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Notes: SEABOSS operations will be conducted in Long Island Sound aboard the R/V Connecticut as part of an agreement with Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection(LISMaRC project) to map the geology and biota of Long Island Sound. This work is in conjunction with additional collaborators from Univ of Connecticut, University of New Haven and Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory (Columbia University).

Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2017-056-FA
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2018-018-FA.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-008-FA.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2024-005-FA.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2025-001-FA.

Location:

Long Island Sound, Connecticut, United States, Atlantic Ocean

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