Benthic habitat ROV video and biologic sampling cruise
Equipment or personnel only. Data, if any, are managed under a different field activity.
Location
Cordell Bank, California
Summary
USGS will not be primary repository of data.
Data will reside with NOAA
Info derived
Ground truth for seafloor habitat maps, seafloor video, ROV navigation
Comments
USGS will not be primary repository of data.
NOAA ROV will be deployed from the NOAA ship Bell M. Shimada for NOAA habitat assessment and USGS ground truth for habitat mapping within the Cordell Bank and Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries
