Determine bottom-sediment distribution, suspended-sediment concentration, water color, transparency, and salinity in the Mayaguez-Boqueron area, offshore southwestern Puerto Rico.
Location
Mayaguez, Boqueron, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary
In shallow areas a 17-foot McKee and a 10-1/2 foot inflatable Zodiac were used. Navigation in small boats was usually by horizontal sextant angles. With a 1:20,000 scale, 2 meter contour interval bathymetric map as a guide, 158 bottom samples were collected. Additional strategic samples will be collected following preliminary microscope examination of these.
Info derived
Samples and chemical analysis; Grain size analysis;
