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

Field Activity 2014-604-FA

Identifier 2014-604-FA
Alternate names W-01-14-SP
Purpose Collect high-resolution bathymetry, backscatter, and seafloor imagery for benthic habitat/seafloor characterization.
Description United States Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center. Chief Scientist: Ann Gibbs. Geological (bathymetry, backscatter, underwater video and photography) data of planned field activity W-01-14-SP in Fagaalu Bay, American Samoa from 03/03/2014 to 03/07/2014
Location American Samoa
Summary Data files on FAD. Collected Humminbird acoustic backscatter and bathymetry, and seafloor video using BOBsled and GoPro cameras, within Faga`alu Bay, American Samoa
Info derived Bathymetry, backscatter, video imagery, photographs
Comments Will be using a NPS Whaler, kayaks, and walking.
Projects
Platform
Boston whaler (NPS)
Kayak
Kayak-type Platform
Vehicles
None
Itinerary
Start Faga`alu Bay, American Samoa 2014-03-03
End Faga`alu Bay, American Samoa 2014-03-08
Days in the field 5
Bounds
West -170.683
East -170.6697
North -14.2836
South -14.2964
Activity Geological (bathymetry, backscatter, underwater video and photography)

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Ann E Gibbs
Crew members
Gerald Hatcher
Scientist, Staff
Ann E Gibbs
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Gerald Hatcher
Specialist, Information
Ann E Gibbs
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sonar
Data type: Video, Navigation, Sidescan, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
BOB sled Photo, Video 4
GoPro Video (no data reported)
Garmin Navigation (no data reported)
Humminbird Sidescan, Single Beam (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Still-image frame grab BOB sled Ann E Gibbs
underwater video BOB sled Ann E Gibbs
video data BOB sled published on Science Base; U.S. Geological Survey data release, DOI:10.5066/F70V89V6. Ann E Gibbs
video frame grab BOB sled published on Science Base; U.S. Geological Survey data release, DOI: 10.5066/F7N877V1 Ann E Gibbs

Publications

Cochran, S.A.; Gibbs, A.E.; D'Antonio, N.L.; and Storlazzi, C.D., 2016, Benthic habitat map of U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Fagaʻalu Bay priority study area, Tutuila, American Samoa: , 41, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161077.

D'Antonio, N.L.; and Gibbs, A.E., 2016, Still-image frame grabs and benthic habitat interpretation of underwater video footage, March 2014, Faga`alu Bay, Tutuila Island, American Samoa: , https://doi.org/10.5066/F7N877V1.

Gibbs, A.E.; and D'Antonio, N.L., 2016, Underwater video footage, March 2014, Faga`alu Bay, Tutuila Island, American Samoa: , https://doi.org/10.5066/F70V89V6.