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Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program

Dataset ID: EPA_EMAP
Database Version: 20251001-0
Data Provider: Ocean Biogeographic Information System, USA
Data Contact: Hale, Stephen:hale.stephen@epa.gov

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Geographic Range

Ocean: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council Region(s): Pacific, North Pacific
Large Marine Ecosystem(s): California Current, Gulf of Alaska
Marine Ecoregion(s): Northern California, Southern California Bight, Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Coast and Shelf, Puget Trough/Georgia Basin, Gulf of Alaska

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 32.68
Maximum Latitude: 59.108
Minimum Longitude: -160.43401
Maximum Longitude: -117.305

Overview

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

Number of records: 92
Number of coral records: 92
Number of sponge records: 0
Records with images: 0
Record type(s): catch record
Minimum depth (meters): 16
Maximum depth (meters): 900
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 29
Time frame: 1999 to 2003

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represent records of deepwater corals (primarily pennatulaceans) from benthic grab samples collected in National Coastal Assessment (NCA) Estuaries. These data were collected off the U.S. west coast between 1998 and 2003. Further information can be found at: https://archive.epa.gov/emap/archive-emap/web/html/index.html

Collection methodogy details:

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Data Set Level Citation

Ocean Biogeographic Information System, USA. Observation date range: 1999 to 2003. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: NA. DSCRTP Dataset ID: EPA_EMAP. Database version: 20251001-0.

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Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 92

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
family	3 %
genus	52 %
species	29 %
NA	15 %

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
Acanthoptilum	267189	Scleralcyonacea	Virgulariidae	10
Pennatula phosphorea	128517	Scleralcyonacea	Pennatulidae	1
Pennatuloidea	1609360	Scleralcyonacea	NA	14
Ptilosarcus gurneyi	290947	Scleralcyonacea	Pennatulidae	5
Stachyptilum superbum	291109	Scleralcyonacea	Stachyptilidae	1
Stylatula	128502	Scleralcyonacea	Virgulariidae	19
Stylatula elongata	286695	Scleralcyonacea	Virgulariidae	3
Telesto	177688	Malacalcyonacea	Tubiporidae	1
Thesea	125315	Malacalcyonacea	Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis	6
Virgularia	128503	Scleralcyonacea	Virgulariidae	12
Virgularia agassizii	286702	Scleralcyonacea	Virgulariidae	14
Virgularia bromleyi	286705	Scleralcyonacea	Virgulariidae	1
Virgularia reinwardtii	286713	Scleralcyonacea	Virgulariidae	2
Virgulariidae	128488	Scleralcyonacea	Virgulariidae	3

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.