Other ID: 26CCE01
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Other (Other)
Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Smith
Affiliate Investigator(s): Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Information Specialist(s): Andrew Farmer, Nancy DeWitt
Data Type(s): Sonar: Water column reflectivity, Sonar: Multibeam, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Environmental Data: Sediment Properties, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Scientific data collection for the support of ecosystem modeling in Point aux Chenes Bay in Mississippi, part of the Grand Bay region.
Vehicle(s): Ford Explorer Blue, Ford F-350 Dually Silver
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Start Date: 2026-04-26
End Date: 2026-05-23
Equipment Used: NORBIT iWBMS Wideband Multibeam Sonar, Global Positioning System (GPS), Grab Sampler
Information to be Derived: Multi-beam backscatter, multi-beam bathymetry, grain size and sediment texture
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Nancy DeWitt, Andrew Farmer
Affiliate Staff:
N/A
Notes: Activity end date was extended from 05/02/26 to 05/23/26 to account for the platform (R/V G. Hill) being repaired.
Location:
Moss Point, Mississippi, MDEQ and MDMR
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 30.55280041 | South: 30.26381184 | West: -88.66516113 | East: -88.20922852 |
Platform(s):
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORBIT iWBMS Wideband Multibeam Sonar | --- | Multibeam | |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | --- | Navigation | |
| Grab Sampler | --- | Biology Geology |
