Description: Sediment-based acoustic patches, derived from backscatter imagery that can be used to support benthic habitat mapping/classification.
Copyright Text: Roman Zajac is part of the Long Island Sound Mapping and Research Collaborative (LISMaRC) contributing to the larger Long Island Sound mapping effort. University of New Haven graduate students that contributed to the development of this data set included: Shannon Penna, Deena Chadi, Jaymie Frederick and Michelle Biegaj. Larry Poppe and Dan Blackwood of the USGS operated the SEABOSS system during the cruise. Field assistance was also provided by Lauren Stefaniak and the crew of the RV Connecticut.