Just in June and July, scientists plan to visit more than 16 locations, studying tsunamis, coral reefs, eelgrass beds, and much more. Read on for a preview of some coastal and offshore fieldwork planned by USGS researchers in June and July 2016. Plans could change at any time. 

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• Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Examine the environmental geochemistry and health of 11 estuaries, April 11–November 30, 2016. 
  Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-016-FA 

• Southeastern Alaska: Assess earthquake and tsunami hazards along the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault system, May 17–June 12, 2016. 
  Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-625-FA 

• Barter Island, Alaska: Measure permafrost temperature, collect time lapse images of coastal change, and measure subsurface geology, May 20–September 30, 2016. 
  Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-645-FA 

• Icy Bay, Alaska: Map tsunami deposits created by a landslide-generated tsunami, May 26–July 1, 2016. 
  Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-648-FA 

• Monterey Bay, California: Study changes in ripple scour depressions offshore Santa Cruz during an El Niño season, May 31–June 3, 2016. 
  Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-647-FA 

• Aitutaki, Cook Islands: Document sea level history on motus (atoll islets), June 1–June 30, 2016. 
  Details at: http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-635-FA 

• Puget Sound, Washington: Annual vegetation surveys for eelgrass, and other plant measurements, June 3–6, 2016. 
  Details at: http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-633-FA 

• Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California: Time series measurements of suspended sediment concentration, tidal stage, and wave attributes for habitat restoration, June 7–August 19, 2016. 
  Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-646-FA 

• Gulf of Maine: High-resolution multi-channel seismic survey of the continental slope, to characterize and tie together shelf, slope, and rise stratigraphy, June 9–13, 2016. 
  Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-018-FA 

• Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana: Measure bathymetric change and borrow site deposition, and provide elevation control for a lidar survey, June 10–19, 2016. 
  Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-335-FA 

• Fire Island, New York: Ongoing beach recovery assessment, post-Hurricane Sandy, June 14–17, 2016. 
  Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-336-FA 

• Offshore Delaware and Virginia: Measure the acoustic characteristics of high-resolution geophysical sources, June 26–July 17, 2016. 
  Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-002-FA 

• Shetland Islands, U.K.: Examine and sample tsunami deposits from the Storegga landslide to validate future tsunami modeling efforts, June 24–July 3, 2016. 
  Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-642-FA 

• Key Largo, Florida: Conduct reef imaging and personal watercraft surveys to ground truth lidar data, June 22–July 1, 2016. 
  Details at: http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-333-FA 

• Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi: Collect oceanographic, geologic, hydrologic, and biologic data to evaluate links between circulation, submarine groundwater discharge, and coral disease, June 29–August 5, 2016. 
  Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-631-FA

• Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi: Collect sediment samples from seven watersheds, July 29–August 3, 2016. 
  Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-630-FA