Mapping Data Acquisition and Processing Summary Report: EX-17-11, Gulf of Mexico 2017 (ROV & Mapping) November 29, 2017 to December 21, 2017; Key West, Florida to Pascagoula, Mississippi

The purpose of this report is to briefly describe the acoustic seafloor and water-column mapping data collection and processing methods used during the mapping expedition EX-17-11 Gulf of Mexico 2018, and to present a summary of the overall mapping results and mapping related cruise activities. A separate report titled, ‘Cruise Report: EX-17-11, Gulf of Mexico 2017 (ROV& Mapping)’ detailing ROV and other science objectives is available from the NOAA Central Library. A detailed description of the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer mapping capabilities are available in the 2017 NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Survey Readiness Report, archived in the NOAA Central Library.