WILLIAMSBURG, Va., July 22 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:
The following story originally appeared on the website for W&M's VIMS & Batten School. - Ed.
A new partnership between William & Mary's VIMS & Batten School and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) turns routine vessel operations and lost crab trap removal into a new source of valuable bathymetric data.
Bathymetry describes the depth and shape of the seafloor relative to a known elevation reference and is essential to understanding and managing coastal environments. Accurate bathymetric data are foundational to a wide range of scientific, planning and management applications, including coastal resilience, hurricane and storm surge fore...