Collect single beam bathymetry along the Louisiana Chenier Plain coastline from Marsh Island to Sabine Pass, TX
Location
Leg 1: Eastern Chenier Plain and Marsh Island
Summary
Fieldwork postponed until summer 2017
Info derived
Single beam bathymetry and sub-bottom profiles.
Comments
This will be leg 1 of 2 trips to survey the full extent:
Sub FANs:
16BIM07 = R/V Sallenger - SBB + chirp
16BIM08 = R/V TwinVee - SBB
16BIM09 = R/V Shark (White = WVR1) - SBB
16BIM10 = R/V Chum (Blue = WVR2) - SBB
Entries for this field activity are modified from entries from Field Activity 2015-320-FA.
22-ft Twin Vee
This boat has a carrying capacity of up to 1500 pounds and up to 7 people and a shallow draft (9 inches empty). This boat's cat hull design results in a smoother ride in choppy water, at the expense of a slightly deeper draft. This boat is powered by two Yamaha 70hp motors.