1. Who are we? Geological oceanographers Geological oceanographers Use geophysical tools to obtain images of seafloor and its subsurface. Use geophysical tools to obtain images of seafloor and its subsurface. Use geological tools to groundtruth these images. Use geological tools to groundtruth these images.

3. Sedimentary process studies

4. Geologic framework studies

5. Karstified Eocene Limestone Surface

6. Marsh Hammocks

7. Bedrock Control on Marsh Hammocks

13. The past… Widely spaced track lines producing incomplete benthic maps Widely spaced track lines producing incomplete benthic maps Poor navigation Poor navigation Analog, limited digital acquisition and processing Analog, limited digital acquisition and processing Map products hand constructed on computers Map products hand constructed on computers Labor intensive Labor intensive

14. Bedforms on Suwannee River Bottom

15. Limestone Outcrop on Suwannee River Bottom

17. The present, future… Precise navigation Precise navigation Digital acquisition and processing Digital acquisition and processing Computer generated maps Computer generated maps Precise bathymetry Precise bathymetry Seafloor classification systems Seafloor classification systems Map benthic habitats Map benthic habitats

21. We propose… Baseline bathymetric, benthic habitat, and seafloor mapping for the lower Suwannee River and the adjacent inner continental shelf. Baseline bathymetric, benthic habitat, and seafloor mapping for the lower Suwannee River and the adjacent inner continental shelf. These tools are essential in ecosystem management; can be used to ask more fundamental questions. These tools are essential in ecosystem management; can be used to ask more fundamental questions.