1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 2017-307-FA

Identifier 2017-307-FA
Purpose To conduct carbonate budget surveys and measure the density of eroded coral colonies on Hen and Chickens Reef
Location Hen and Chickens Reef, Florida Keys
Summary Collected ecological survey data from Hen and Chickens and Crocker reef that will be used to construct carbonate budgets.
Info derived Rates of carbonate production, reef rugosity, and coral-colony density
Projects
Platform
Twin Vee (Jabba Jaw)
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.
Vehicles
Ford F-350 Dually - Silver (GSA)
Itinerary
Start St. Petersburg, FL 2017-05-01
End Tavernier, FL 2017-05-05
Days in the field 4
Bounds
West -80.6180191
East -80.4771888
North 24.97497133
South 24.90928035
Marine operations Yes
Scuba operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Lauren T Toth
Crew members
Hunter S Wilcox
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Lauren T Toth
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Biological Field Study
Data type: Surveys (biological)

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Other Unknown, Surveys (biological), Experiments (biological) (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity