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Mid-Atlantic Coastal Science Team Flier
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Coastal Science Team
Office of Monitoring & Assessment
Environmental Assessment & Innovation Division
EPA Region 3, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mission Statement
- To assess the health of the region’s coasts and oceans through the application of sound science
- To collect robust data and use that scientific information to effect the protection of these marine habitats by informed regulatory and non-regulatory decision-making partners
Expertise
- water quality sampling
- sediment sampling
- diving
- ocean disposal monitoring
- dredging
- artificial reef monitoring
- enforcement
Resources
- 35-ft. Bertram twin diesel boat
- 25-ft. Parker twin outboard boat
- 20-ft. Carolina skiff single engine boat
- Two 14-ft. Semi V boats
- Access to EPA’s 224-ft Ocean Survey Vessel (OSV) Bold
- Remote operated vehicle (ROV)
- YSI Water Quality monitoring instrumentation
- Sediment sampling equipment (young dredge, sieves, etc.)
- Idexx portable microbiological capabilities
Partnerships and Projects
Delaware Estuary Benthic Community Characterization: An Example of a Coastal Science Team Partnership
The Coastal Science Team supports the Partnership for a Delaware Estuary, which received funding through a RARE Cooperative Agreement from EPA Regions 2 and 3. Approximately 200 benthic grab samples were collected throughout the estuary from July through September, 2008. The Coastal Science Team provided the resources (boats, sampling equipment, and dive team) and expertise as part of this collaboration. These data will be added to the sediment characterization data that the State of Delaware continues to collect. The data will be displayed in a usable GIS format and will provide the ability to track the health of the estuary, identify biologically sensitive areas, and better understand the Delaware Estuary as a whole.
Partnerships
- Partnership for Delaware Estuary
- MDE
- EPA Estuary Programs
- NOAA
- EPA Superfund Program
- EPA Ft. Meade Laboratory
Renee Searfoss (searfoss.renee@epa.gov)
Team Leader
215-814-2137
Jim Gouvas (gouvas.jim@epa.gov)
Boat Captain, Dive Master
215-814-2718