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OAS project Detail for MDBC
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| Acronym: | MDBC |
| Name: | Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities |
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| Country: | UNITED STATES |
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| Comments: | https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/projects/bd779e0a-c8d2-4ee0-a438-7d724485060b?gtm_keyword=MDBC>m_scheme=projects Mesophotic and deep benthic communities (MDBC) are vast and complex ecosystems on the ocean floor that are a foundation of Gulf of Mexico food webs. More than 770 square miles of deep-sea habitat and 4 square miles of mesophotic habitat were injured by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill and assessed as part of the National Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). The MDBC portfolio, operating under the Open Ocean Restoration Plan 2, coordinates four project teams to protect and manage MDBC by placing hard-ground substrate and transplanting prioritized coral species into damaged communities. The effort uses robust resource-level monitoring and adaptive management to address critical uncertainties identified in the DWH Oil Spill Final Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PDARP/PEIS). Beginning in 2020, the portfolio includes an initial one to two year planning and design stage, followed by a five-year field and lab-based implementation stage, and one year for final evaluation and reporting. Reference Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group. 2019. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group, Draft Restoration Plan 2/ Environmental Assessment: Fish, Sea Turtles, Marine Mammals, and Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities. https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/2019-05%20OOTIG_DraftRP2EA_FinalDraft.pdf Westerholm, D. A., & Rauch III, S. D. (2016). Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Final programmatic damage assessment and restoration plan and final programmatic environmental impact statement. https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-planning/gulf-plan Project Website: https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-areas/open-ocean |
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| Keydate: | 2022-03-08 16:56:06+00 |
| Editdate: | 2022-03-08 16:58:02+00 |