SFER 2023 3of6

Completed

F.G. Walton Smith

University of Miami · USA

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Planned routeStation

Planned route: 121 segments · ~4 days steaming · 120 stations

Operating area: Miami, Keys reef tract , and West Florida Shelf

Route: To be confirmed → To be confirmed

Jul 8 – Jul 14, 20236 days at sea

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F.G. Walton Smith

University of Miami

Solving mystery OC 2022 — Guianas Coast Coastal waters, NE S. America, Between Eastern Suriname and the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil. Operations include coastal waters of three nations - Suriname, France (French Guiana)SFER 2023 3of6 — Miami, Keys reef tract , and West Florida Shelf SFER 2023 4 of 6 — Miami, Keys reef tract , and West Florida Shelf FOCUS 2022 Deployment — Florida Straits

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Project aboard

AOML SFP regional surveys over the southwest Florida shelf and the Florida Keys reef tract have been routinely performed via the University of Miami's R/V F. G. Walton Smith on a bimonthly basis. Sampling methodologies similar to those utilized on AOML SFP bay surveys (discrete sampling and flow-through measurements) have been employed on these regional research cruises.

People aboard

Ian Smith · Chief scientist
Christopher Kelble · Principal investigator

Party size: 12

Estimated vacant berths: 2

Equipment

Aboard the vessel

Ship Fitted Winches & Wires
Crane
Stern A-Frame
Underway Seawater System
pCO2
Meteorological Data
Echosounder, 12kHz
Echosounder, 3.5kHz CHIRP
ADCP/UHDAS – range < 30m (e.g. 600kHz-1200kHz)
ADCP/UHDAS – range < 80m (eg. 300kHz)
ADCP/UHDAS – range 500-750m (e.g. 75kHz)

Pooled / portable

Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code Kelble · MFP reference 22/2674 · synced Sep 24, 2026