Sedimentological map of the seafloor between Porto Pozzo Bay and Capo Ferro - NE Sardinia

The Sedimentological map of the seafloor between Porto Pozzo Bay and Capo Ferro - NE Sardinia is presented. The purpose of this study is to improve the knowledge of actual sedimentary distribution in 1:25,000 scale. The research in based on acoustic data (Edgetech DF-1000 Side Scan Sonar – 70NM2), seismic data (Datasonic Chirp Sub Bottom Profiler – 200NM) and sedimentological data (Van Veen grab – 170 samples). The data were collected during: PALEOCLI.GE Campaign (1999, 2000 and 2001), Palau 2004 Campaign, Bocche di Bonifacio 2005 Campaign and GERER 2007 Campaign organized by “Osservatorio Coste E Ambiente Naturale Sottomarino” (O.C.E.A.N.S.). Previous research work (DE MURO et alii, 2000, 2003; FANZUTTI & PIANI, 2003; PUSCEDDU, 2009; BARTOLE & DE MURO, 2009) has been made in the studied area (Fig. 1 and Fig. 2). Side Scan Sonar data were also used (Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio - Servizio difesa del mare, 2002).