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

Field Activity 2023-309-FA

Identifier 2023-309-FA
Alternate names Tyndall Reefense vibracoring on R/V Apalachee
Purpose Vibracore acquisition in support of efforts to construct an artificial oyster reef.
Location Panama City, FL, United States, Gulf of Mexico
Info derived Sediment vibracores
Comments Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2022-312-FA. Personnel may change; will edit.
Projects
Platform
Barge
Apalachee
Length 63-ft; Beam 21.5 ft; Draft 4.25 ft
Vehicles
Ford F-350 Dually Grey (GSA)
Itinerary
Start Panama City, FL 2023-04-23
End Panama City, FL 2023-04-27
Days in the field 3
Bounds
West -85.71780396
East -85.48324585
North 30.15676461
South 30.01333874
Marine operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Jennifer L MiselisEmily A Wei
Crew members
Nancy T DeWitt
Scientist, Staff
Kyle W Kelso
Scientist, Staff
Emily A Wei
Scientist, Staff
Benjamin A Galbraith
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Nancy T DeWitt
Specialist, Information
Emily A Wei
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; US Army Corps of Engineers

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Grab Sampler Biology, Geology (no data reported)
Rossfelder P3-C Vibracorer Geology (no data reported)
SP90 GNSS Receiver Benchmarks, Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity