Field Activity 2025-001-FA

Identifier 2025-001-FA
Alternate names UConn LIS
Purpose To collect ground truth sediment samples, video and photographs to help characterize the seafloor geology and biota
Location Long Island Sound, Connecticut, United States, Atlantic Ocean
Info derived grain size, seafloor character
Comments SEABOSS operations will be conducted in Long Island Sound aboard the R/V Connecticut as part of an agreement with Univ of Connecticut (LISMaRC project) to map the geology and biota of Long Island Sound. This work is in conjunction with additional collaborators from University of New Haven and Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory (Columbia University). Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2017-056-FA Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2018-018-FA. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-008-FA. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2024-005-FA.
Projects
Platform
Connecticut
Length, molded: 90 feet; Beam: 26 feet.
Itinerary
Start Groton/Avery Point, CT 2025-05-12
End Groton/Avery Point, CT 2025-05-22
Days in the field 6-8
Bounds
West -73.77437018
East -73.16070557
North 41.17894909
South 40.8954228

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Seth Ackerman
Crew members
Seth Ackerman
Scientist, Staff
Charles R Worley
Scientist, Staff
Berube, Patrick
Scientist, Staff
Vanderveen, Liesel
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Seth Ackerman
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Kate Randolph (Univ of Connecticut) Christian Conroy (Univ of New Haven) Ivar Babb (Univ of Conn)

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling, Imagery
Data type: Geology, Video, Photo

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
SeaBOSS Surveys (biological), Experiments (biological), Species ID, Photo, Video, Geology, Biology (no data reported)
Osprey camera system Photo, Video (no data reported)
GoPro camera Photo, Video (no data reported)
Nikon D300 Photo (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity