Other ID: IB O-58-00-GM
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Kathryn Scanlon Catanach
Affiliate Investigator(s): Christopher C. Koenig, Florida State University
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Imagery: Video, Sampling: Biology, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: ROV video of sea floor and sediment grab sampling to support interpretation of sidescan data of shelf-edge habitats. Also fish sampling by cooperators from NOAA/NMFS and Florida State University.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Pascagoula, MS
End Port/Location: Pascagoula, MS
Start Date: 2000-03-05
End Date: 2000-03-11
Equipment Used: Video camera - deep sea, Trawl, DGPS, Van Veen grab sampler
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 90 sediment grab samples obtained; 15 ROV video stations (1 - 2 hours of video each).
Staff: Peter Briere, Kathryn Scanlon Catanach
Affiliate Staff:
C. Koenig
co-chief scientist (biologist
FSU); M. Bahnick
field party chief (biologist
NMFS); J. Brusher (biologist
NMFS); A. David (biologist
NMFS); D. DeVries (biologist
NMFS); G. Fitzhugh (biologist
NMFS); J. Mikulas (biologist
NMFS); C. Palmer (biologist
NMFS); F. Coleman (biologist
FSU); R. van der Beek (student intern
NMFS); K. Davis (biologist
Center for Marine Conservation)
Notes: Original Center People field contained: Kathy Scanlon (geologist, co-chief scientist), Peter Briere (GIS and Navigation).
Project = Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Habitat Study, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Habitat Study
Location:
northeastern Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 29.5 | South: 28 | West: -86 | East: -84.5 |
Platform(s):
.jpg) Oregon II |
Coleman, F.C., Koenig, Christopher C., Scanlon, Kathryn M., Heppell, Scott, Heppell, Selina, and Miller, Margaret W., 2010, Benthic habitat modification through excavation by red grouper, Epinephelus morio, in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico: The Open Fish Science Journal, v. 3, doi: 10.2174/1874401X01003010001.
Scanlon, K.M., Coleman, Felicia C., and Koenig, Christopher C., 2005, Pockmarks on the outer shelf in the northern Gulf of Mexico; gas-release features or habitat modifications by fish?, in Barnes, P.W., and Thomas, J.P., eds., Benthic habitats and the effects of fishing: American Fisheries Society Symposium 41, v. 41.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video camera - deep sea | --- | Video | |
| Trawl | --- | Biology | |
| DGPS | --- | Navigation | |
| Van Veen grab sampler | --- | Geology | 2000-058-FA-SC-001 (GRAB samples) |
