1. Survey and sample shelf edge calcareous prominences along the northeastern Gulf of Mexico to study the structure, geology, and paleoenvironments of these reefs; 2. study the sedimentation on the rise seaward of the West Florida Escarpment; and 3. study the distribution of phosphate and manganese crusts on the West Florida Slope and Escarpment.
Location
West Florida Escarpment and slope, Mississippi Canyon Reef, Hoffa Reef, Mid-Canyon Pinnacle, Desoto Canyon Reef, Mobile Pinnacle, Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Original Center People field contained: Dann Blackwood, Ronald Circe, Robert Commeau, Albert Bud Dahl, John Hampson, Candy Lane, Wesley Lombard, Heidi Meir, Lawrence Poppe.
Project = Shelf-edge reef study, Shelf-edge reef study
Information from Foghorn: Benthos grab sampler;Rock dredge;Benthos camera and strobe unit;Piston corer;T1 Silent 700 for data recording (w/ Navidyne ESC-7000) ;EPSCO C-PLOT plotter for ship s station positioning;
Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel list, equipment list, data acquisition and equipment notes, dredge stations, grab stations, camera stations, core locations, and seismic line locations.
