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Film Crew Visits USGS to Uncover the Truth about the Spanish Slave Ship Guerrero
Producer/director Karuna Eberl and her film crew visited the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies in St. Petersburg, FL, on May 21 to investigate a scientific link with the sinking of the Spanish slave ship Guerrero. The documentary "Slave Ship Guerrero" is being produced by Wandering Dog Films and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) station WEDU in Tampa. Filming concluded in May 2004, and the documentary will be distributed to local and national markets for broadcasting in fall 2004. First to be interviewed for the film was USGS geologist Gene Shinn, who described the atmosphere in the Florida Keys during the 1950s and the popularity of treasure hunting. Karuna was interested in whether any artifacts from the Guerrero could possibly have been collected by treasure hunters. Gene gave Karuna an article he had written for Skin Diver Magazine in 1958, called "Historical Finds Under Florida Waters." The article showed cannons and other artifacts collected off Florida's coasts. Gene and USGS microbiologist Dale Griffin then discussed how microorganisms in giant dust storms from Africa were carried across the Atlantic Ocean long before the Guerrero sailed. Dale explained how microorganisms in dust samples are identified to understand the possible effects of African dust on coral reefs and the implications for airborne transmission of agricultural, cattle, and human disease, and for homeland security. Ginger Tiling was interviewed in the laboratory while completing research on sediment samples from a core collected in the Everglades. She was filmed measuring the bulk density of samples from a creek, a mangrove habitat, and a marsh area in the Everglades.
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in this issue:
Cruise to California Seamounts
Scientists Interviewed for Documentary The National Map Comes to Florida
Geologist Joins USGS in St. Petersburg  |
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