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Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf, Ocean Inspector, September 2016

Dataset ID: ECOGIG_OI-16-10
Database Version: 20260416-1
Data Provider: Pennsylvania State University
Data Contact: Fisher, Charles: fisher@psu.edu

Locator Map

Geographic Range

Ocean: North Atlantic
Fishery Management Council Region(s): Gulf (formerly Gulf of Mexico)
Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Gulf of Mexico
Marine Ecoregion(s): Northern Gulf of Mexico

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 27.10993
Maximum Latitude: 28.1935
Minimum Longitude: -91.22442
Maximum Longitude: -89.70449

Overview

Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.

Number of records: 138
Number of coral records: 138
Number of sponge records: 0
Records with images: 138
Record type(s): still image | specimen
Minimum depth (meters): 443
Maximum depth (meters): 1,398
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 2016 to 2016

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represent records of selected deep-sea corals observed during 2016 ROV surveys aboard the R/V Ocean Inspector. The purpose of the surveys was to use high-definition imagery to quantify the impact and assess the recovery of deep-sea corals that were affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. These records do not represent all corals observed on the surveys. This work was funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative to support the ECOGIG (Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf) project. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes.

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320717320116

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Data Set Level Citation

Pennsylvania State University. Observation date range: 2016 to 2016. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Fisher, Charles R.. DSCRTP Dataset ID: ECOGIG_OI-16-10. Database version: 20260416-1.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID	Vessel	VehicleName	SamplingEquipment	RecordType
OI2016	Ocean Inspector	Global Explorer	ROV	still image \| specimen

Taxonomic Summary

Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.

Corals

Number of coral records: 138

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
family	1 %
genus	19 %
species	80 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 0

## No sponge records in this data set.

Fishes

Number of fish records: 0

## No fish records in this data set.

Coral Taxa Observed

Note: Nothing will appear here if no coral taxa were observed.

ScientificName	AphiaID	Order	Family	Records
Callogorgia delta	832293	Scleralcyonacea	Primnoidae	102
Chrysogorgia	125294	Scleralcyonacea	Chrysogorgiidae	1
Desmophyllum pertusum	1245747	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	5
Keratoisididae	1544106	Scleralcyonacea	Keratoisididae	2
Paramuricea	125311	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	24
Paramuricea biscaya	125385	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	3
Swiftia	125314	Malacalcyonacea	Plexauridae	1

Sponge Taxa Observed

Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.

## No sponge records in this data set.

Fish Taxa Observed

Note: Nothing will appear here if no fish taxa were observed.

## No fish records in this data set.