The data collected in this study area are located in both Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound and are primarily in the shallow water areas around the eastern Elizabeth Islands and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Data collected for the mapping cooperative have been released in a series of USGS Open-File Reports (). The project is focused on the inshore waters of coastal Massachusetts, primarily in water depths of 2-30 meters. Accurate data and maps of seafloor geology are important first steps toward protecting fish habitat, delineating marine resources, and assessing environmental changes due to natural or human impacts. Initiated in 2003, the primary objective of this program is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal and marine resources. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC). These data were collected under a cooperative agreement between the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: Description: Abstract: High-Resolution Geophysical Data From Sand Shoals of Vineyard Sound and the Sea Floor Surrounding the Eastern Elizabeth Islands, MassachusettsĮdition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2013-1020 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Elizabeth A. Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts Geological Survey from Middle Ground, MA, September 22, 2009Įdition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2013-1020 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2013 Title:Ģ009-068-FA_hypack - Raw HYPACK navigation logs (text) collected by the U.S. Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey from Middle Ground, MA, September 22, 2009 Geological Survey from Middle Ground, MA, Septem2009-068-FA_hypack - Raw HYPACK navigation logs (text) collected by the U.S. 2009-068-FA_hypack - Raw HYPACK navigation logs (text) collected by the U.S.