Report of HURL cruise K0K0510: submersible dives and multibeam mapping to investigate benthic habitats of Tutuila, American Samoa
Wright DJ. 2005. Report of HURL cruise K0K0510: submersible dives and multibeam mapping to investigate benthic habitats of Tutuila, American Samoa. NOAA Office of Undersea Research Submersible Science Program. Hawaii
Bathymetric mapping was conducted at two locations in American Samoa. The overall objectives of the cruise were the characterization of underwater features previously mapped in sonar, and for areas below the reach of SCUBA, the estimation of the amount of live bottom, the species identification of fish and invertebrates, and the assessment of benthic change within the coral reefs encountered. During the three dives, coral reef habitats were recorded at Taema Bank and Fagatele Bay and Canyon.