USGS Ocean Engineer Gerry Hatcher (left) monitors the view of the seafloor from the camera mounted on the Mini Muc and communicates with the ship’s bridge while USGS engineering technician Pete Dal Ferro uses a remote winch control to position the Mini Muc and trigger coring.
Jenny White McKee
Captain and Marine Technician on the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility team (PCMSC MarFac), providing science support for PCMSC since 2010.
As Captain, I ensure the safety of personnel, vessel and equipment aboard the 36’ research vessel (R/V) Parke Snavely, 26’ R/V San Lorenzo, and various other small boats. As Marine Technician on ocean-going ships, I coordinate and oversee the deployment of various equipment including sediment coring, instrument platforms, and high pressure sound sources. Projects have taken me the full length of the US West Coast as well at the Arctic, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico aboard R/V USCGC Healy, R/V Marcus G. Langseth, R/V Pelican, R/V Hugh R. Sharp, R/V Endeavor, and R/V Bold Horizon
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PCMSC MarFac Field Equipment and Capabilities
Learn about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility’s vast array of field equipment, sampling devices, and mapping systems, and our capabilities. Our engineers, designers, mechanics, and technicians have also designed and developed some of the specialized field equipment we use in field operations in the nearshore, in the deep sea, and on land.
PCMSC Marine Facility (MarFac)
Learn about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility, or MarFac
PCMSC MarFac Team
Below is the list of our fieldwork specialists at PCMSC's Marine Facility, or MarFac.
PCMSC MarFac Vessels
The USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center uses a wide variety of vessels, from kayaks to open-ocean ships, to conduct fieldwork. Most vessels are managed by our Marine Facility, or MarFac.
Monitoring the underwater camera
USGS Ocean Engineer Gerry Hatcher (left) monitors the view of the seafloor from the camera mounted on the Mini Muc and communicates with the ship’s bridge while USGS engineering technician Pete Dal Ferro uses a remote winch control to position the Mini Muc and trigger coring.
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PCMSC MarFac Field Equipment and Capabilities
Learn about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility’s vast array of field equipment, sampling devices, and mapping systems, and our capabilities. Our engineers, designers, mechanics, and technicians have also designed and developed some of the specialized field equipment we use in field operations in the nearshore, in the deep sea, and on land.PCMSC Marine Facility (MarFac)
Learn about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility, or MarFacPCMSC MarFac Team
Below is the list of our fieldwork specialists at PCMSC's Marine Facility, or MarFac.PCMSC MarFac Vessels
The USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center uses a wide variety of vessels, from kayaks to open-ocean ships, to conduct fieldwork. Most vessels are managed by our Marine Facility, or MarFac. - Data
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Monitoring the underwater camera
USGS Ocean Engineer Gerry Hatcher (left) monitors the view of the seafloor from the camera mounted on the Mini Muc and communicates with the ship’s bridge while USGS engineering technician Pete Dal Ferro uses a remote winch control to position the Mini Muc and trigger coring.
USGS Ocean Engineer Gerry Hatcher (left) monitors the view of the seafloor from the camera mounted on the Mini Muc and communicates with the ship’s bridge while USGS engineering technician Pete Dal Ferro uses a remote winch control to position the Mini Muc and trigger coring.