Sediment coring at Mullet Key, Florida along the Gulf of Mexico

Mendenhall postdoctoral fellow Daniel Ciarletta and geologists Julie Bernier and Nancy DeWitt of the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center operating a vibracore system on Mullet Key, a barrier island along the Gulf coast of Central Florida. The scientists are taking sediment samples to learn more about the long-term geological evolution of the island. 

Learn more about the Coastal Sediment Availability and Flux project.