Multibeam mapping of the Pinnacles region, Gulf of Mexico
Open-File Report
2002-6
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Abstract
Recent USGS mapping shows an extensive deep (~100 m) reef tract occurs on the Mississippi-Alabama outer continental shelf (Figure 1). The tract, known as "The Pinnacles", is apparently part of a sequence of drowned reef complexes along the "40-fathom" shelf edge of the northern Gulf of Mexico (Ludwick and Walton, 1957). It is critical to determine the accurate geomorphology of these deep-reefs because of their importance as benthic habitats for fisheries. The Pinnacles have previously been mapped using a single-beam echo sounder (Ludwick and Walton,1957), sidescan sonar (Laswell et al., 1990), and the TAMU2 towed single-beam sidescan-sonar system (Anonymous, 1999). These existing studies do not provide the quality of geomorphic data necessary for reasonable habitat studies.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Multibeam mapping of the Pinnacles region, Gulf of Mexico |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2002-6 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr026 |
| Year Published | 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | HTML Document |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Gulf Of Mexico |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
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