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Field Activity Details for field activity 2026-018-FA

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Other ID: SFMG Field Testing - sampling

Status: Pending

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

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

Principal Investigator(s): Laura Brothers, Eric Moore, Seth Ackerman

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: System testing the SEABOSS 3.0

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole MA

Start Date: 2026-06-24

End Date: 2026-06-24

Equipment Used: SeaBOSS

Information to be Derived: system testing only; no deliverables or data reporting associated with the testing

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Alexander Nichols, Laura Brothers, Seth Ackerman, Liesel Vanderveen, Patrick Berube

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

local system testing in Buzzards Bay and/or Vineyard Sound

Boundaries
North: 41.62482844 South: 41.36061334 West: -70.99012122 East: -70.45336023

Platform(s):

photo of Tioga
Tioga

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

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

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