The primary objective of the cruise is
to obtain high-resolution multibeam mapping of the South Texas Banks which have
not yet been mapped. Other objectives include:
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CTD
and ADCP casts adjacent to the banks to allow comparisons of their hydrography.
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Three
ROV transects across each bank (or as many as time permits) from the seaward to
the landward side. A sediment sample will be collected at the base of each bank
at the beginning and end of each ROV transect, rock/coral samples will be
collected when possible, and selected voucher specimens will be collected along
each transects.
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Micro
and macroalgal studies will be conducted on and around each bank with
particular focus on primary productivity and the presence of toxic microalgal
species.
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