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Calcasieu Survey

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Pelican

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium · USA

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Operating area: Study area is just south of Port Authur - at the Calcasieu ODMDS sites 2 & 3

Route: Cocodrie (Louisiana) - United States → Cocodrie (Louisiana) - United States

Dec 11 – Dec 16, 20245 days at seaactual: departed Dec 11, 2024, arrived Dec 16, 2024

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Project aboard

The Calcasieu sediment survey will focus on collection of data at the Calcasieu Site 2 & 3 Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites (ODMDSs) and surrounding area including sediment grain size, chemical contaminants in sediment and worm tissue, benthic infaunal communities, and sediment profile imaging and plan view imaging (SPI/PV) of the seafloor.

People aboard

  • Cheryl Zulick · Chief scientist
  • Phillip Libby · Principal investigator

Party size: 12

Estimated vacant berths: 4

Equipment

Aboard the vessel

  • Ship Fitted Winches & Wires
  • Crane
  • Stern A-Frame

Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code Libby · MFP reference 24/5368 · synced Sep 24, 2026