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Field Activity 2023-308-FA

Identifier 2023-308-FA
Alternate names Boca Chica Reefense Dive Sediment Sampling
Purpose Diver-assisted sediment sampling on the nearshore ledge off Boca Chica Key in support of efforts to construct an artificial coral reef offshore of Naval Air Station Key West.
Location Boca Chica Key, FL, United States, Atlantic Ocean
Info derived Sediment samples and shallow cores
Comments Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2022-334-FA. Personnel may change; will update.
Projects
Platform
26-ft Dusky
Vehicles
Ford F-350 Dually Grey (GSA)
Itinerary
Start Boca Chica Key, FL 2023-03-07
End Boca Chica Key, FL 2023-03-12
Days in the field 4
Bounds
West -81.71157073
East -81.65966034
North 24.56810753
South 24.55118293
Marine operations Yes
Scuba operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Jennifer L MiselisEmily A Wei
Crew members
Billy J Reynolds
Scientist, Staff
Chelsea A Stalk
Scientist, Staff
Andrew S Farmer
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Emily A Wei
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; US Army Corps of Engineers

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Sampling, Location-Elevation
Data type: Photo, Geology, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Digital Camera Photo, Video (no data reported)
Hand grab sampling Geology, Biology, Chemistry (no data reported)
Push Corer Geology (no data reported)
SP90 GNSS Receiver Benchmarks, Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity