Field Activity 2024-632-FA

Identifier 2024-632-FA
Alternate names SALT6
Purpose This project will provide critical data to NOAA and for the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) projects. These data will be used for restoration and to guide future science-based management decisions. This expedition is part of the Open Ocean TIG Final Restoration Plan 2 for MDBC. This plan will have direct consequences for defining the distribution, connectivity, and ecology of vulnerable ecological communities and guiding wise use of the living marine and energy resources.
Location Gulf of Mexico
Info derived Environmental data to characterize deep benthic habitats with corals and associated ecosystems.
Comments Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2024-620-FA. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2024-622-FA.
Projects
Platform
Unknown
Point Sur
Length 135 feet.
Vehicles
None
Itinerary
Start Gulfport, MS 2024-06-18
End Gulfport, MS 2024-06-28
Days in the field 11
Bounds
West -91.58203125
East -81.9140625
North 29.53522956
South 26.27371402

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Nancy G Prouty
Crew members
Information specialist(s)
Nancy G Prouty
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Randy Clark
Affiliate staff Randy Clark (NOAA)

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
sample Surveys (biological) (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity