Summary for Field Activity Number 2010-050-FA

Area of Operations: Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: June 21, 2010 to June 21, 2010

Objectives: Map the area where the Mass Maritime Academy training ship Kennedy resides.

Type of Activity: Seafloor mapping

Information to be derived: Bathymetric maps

Summary: Swath bathymetric data was collected along the dock at the Mass Maritime Academy in the area where the Training Ship Kennedy is usually docked. This was an outreach effort to help MMA determine if there is any sediment deposition in that area when the Kennedy is not tied up as the ship is in dry dock now for maintenance.

USGS Project Number: 2921-0GU10 - Project Description

Contact: Bill Danforth (bdanforth@usgs.gov)

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:
photo of RAFAEL
RAFAEL

The following materials for this field activity are available in the Information Archives: