Cruise Report : Great Lakes Benthic Habitat Characterization Cruise GL-24-01, April 30-October 16, 2024

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Benthic mapping and ground-truthing observation data from the GL-24-01 cruise characterize lakebed habitats in and near the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary to support predictive substrate and biological community models. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Ossian Foley; Jamey Anderson; Steve Bawks; Connor Borg; Rabiya Dar; Dennis Donahue; Kimberly Edwards; Chandra Goetsch; Hayden Henderson; Brendan Hunter; Kora Johnson; L. V. Kline; Ayman Mabrouk; Charles W. Menza; Chris Taylor; Melissa Weber; Phil Wernette; Jake Wilson; Chris Wright

doi:10.25923/atss-kp47

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The aim is to characterize lakebed habitats and validate models predicting substrate and biological community distributions.
Conducted a 169-day benthic mapping cruise from April 30 to October 16, 2024.
Focused on areas in and around the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary.
Provided observational data for predictive modeling of habitats and communities.
Successful characterization of diverse lakebed habitats was achieved.
Ground-truthing data supports improved predictive models for substrate and biological communities.
Findings contribute to better conservation strategies for the Great Lakes ecosystem.

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Cruise GL-24-01 characterizes lakebed habitats in Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast, indicating ecosystem health.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), and Michigan Technological University Great Lakes Research Center (MTU) completed a 169-day benthic mapping cruise (hereafter, GL2401) between April 30 and October 16, 2024. The goal of the cruise mission was to characterize lakebed habitats in and near the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary (WSCNMS) and provide ground-truthing observation data for predictive substrate and biological community models.

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