Characterization and biological studies of Oculina deep water coral habitat using ROV, sediment grab, and listening devices. This is a NOAA cruise on a NASA ship. No USGS participants were on board, but sediment grab samples were taken and shipped to K. Scanlon.
Location
Oculina Bank, Florida, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary
Because of ship problems, the operation was switched from R/V LIBERTY STAR to R/V FREEDOM STAR half way through the cruise. 39 sediment grab samples were collected. Samples were collected by Leslie Sautter for Kathy Scanlon and were analyzed in Woods Hole.
Info derived
Grain size analysis; Habitat maps;
Comments
No USGS personnel will be on board the ship, but sediment samples will be taken for K. Scanlon. Data Curator: Leslie Sautter, College of Charleston.
