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Person

Amy J. Benson

Biography via USGS profile: "I began my career in Pennsylvania with the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In 1991, I transferred to a U.S. Geological Survey laboratory in Florida to help ...

Organizations

United States Geological Survey

Person

Anthony B. Rodriguez

Previously: Earth Scientist at Chevron Corporation My main interests are regional studies, tectonics, geodesy, seismic stratigraphy, structural geology, and basin modeling. My M.S. study involved regional tectonics, stratigraphy, structures, and hydrocarbon potential of the entire Mexican Gulf of Mexico (Supervisors ...

Organizations

University of Texas - Austin

Job Title

Gulf of Mexico Regional Geoscientist

Project

Apalachicola Bay Benthic Mapping

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the NOAA Coastal Services Center are working together to map benthic habitats within Apalachicola Bay using a combination of traditional benthic sampling, sediment profiling imagery (SPI) and single-beam acoustics. Fieldwork was done ...

Organization

Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve

Apalachicola Bay is one of the most productive estuarine systems in the Northern Hemisphere. The Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve protects the region’s biological diversity, as well as the economic value of the natural resources and pristine conditions. Between 60 ...

Organization Type

Marine Research Center or Laboratory

Organization

BioDiversidad Marina de Yucatán

BioDiversidad Marina de Yucatán (BDMY) is a working group of the Faculty of Sciences of UNAM made up of professors, researchers, students and collaborators who make field observations, models and syntheses that seek to quantify and understand life in the ...

Organization Type

Marine Research Center or Laboratory

Organization

Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment

The Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) conducts research monitoring, surveys and assessments of coastal environmental quality. CCMA's expertise includes NOAA's National Status and Trends Program, the Biogeography Program and the Physical Environmental Characterization Program. These programs bring national ...

Organization Type

Marine Research Center or Laboratory

Project

Charlotte Harbor Initiative

Mote Marine Laboratory is undertaking a coordinated, multi-disciplinary study to determine the ecological health of Charlotte Harbor, southwestern Florida. The study builds on Mote's history of pioneering research in the Harbor, present expertise in specific research areas, and access to ...

Organization

Coastal and Marine Geospatial Lab - Harte Research Institute

The Coastal & Marine Geospatial Lab seeks a better understanding of the dynamic links between geomorphology, sediments, hydrology, climate, and biology that create the various environments of coastal zones. Researchers apply remote sensing, ground studies, and geographic information systems to ...

Organization Type

Marine Research Center or Laboratory

Person

David A. Fann

Florida Sea Grant Geography Specialist Responsibilities: Research associate with the regional waterway management programs in southwest Florida, coordinating field data collection and processing using differential global positioning system (DGPS) and geographic information system (GIS) techniques. Creates maps, documents, and other ...

Organizations

Florida Sea Grant

Person

Dean E. Easton

Dean Easton is a Wildlife Biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He has been involved in projects studying effects of hydrologic restoration on manatees along the Southwest Coast of Florida.

Organizations

United States Fish and Wildlife Service