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NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP)

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Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Seward Johnson, March 2006

  • Dataset ID: HBOI_SJ-06-02
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • Data Provider: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
  • Data Contact: Reed, John:

Locator Map

Geographic Range

  • Ocean: North Atlantic
  • Fishery Management Council Region(s): South Atlantic
  • Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf, Caribbean Sea
  • Marine Ecoregion(s): Bahamian, Floridian

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 24.27285
  • Maximum Latitude: 26.65438
  • Minimum Longitude: -81.03656
  • Maximum Longitude: -79.52529

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 314
  • Number of coral records: 254
  • Number of sponge records: 60
  • Records with images: 0
  • Record type(s): video observation, specimen
  • Minimum depth (meters): 528
  • Maximum depth (meters): 802
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2005 to 2006

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represent observations and specimens of deep-sea corals and sponges observed from the submersible during dives in 2006 off eastern Florida. The observations were made during surveys of a proposed natural gas pipeline route. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes.

Data Set Level Citation

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. Observation date range: 2005 to 2006. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Reed, John. DSCRTP Dataset ID: HBOI_SJ-06-02. Database version: 20260416-1.

Note: Individual records within a data set may have additional citations in the ‘Citation’ field.

Expedition Details

SurveyID Vessel VehicleName SamplingEquipment RecordType
2006021 Seward Johnson R/V Johnson Sea Link I DSR/V submersible video observation, specimen
SJ-05-11 Seward Johnson R/V Johnson Sea Link I DSR/V submersible specimen

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 254

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
class 10 %
order 53 %
family 23 %
genus 9 %
species 5 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 60

Taxon rank Percent of all
sponge records
phylum 18 %
class 35 %
genus 47 %

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
Acanthogorgiidae 125272 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 20
Anthomastus 125285 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 1
Enallopsammia profunda 157965 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 9
Keratoisis flexibilis 125375 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 2
Octocorallia 1341 NA NA 26
Paramuricea 125311 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 21
Placogorgia graciosa 125393 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 1
Plexauridae 125277 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 7
Primnoidae 125278 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 29
Scleractinia 1363 Scleractinia NA 134
Stichopathes 103308 Antipatharia Antipathidae 1
Stylasteridae 22805 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 2
Swiftia 125314 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 1

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Demospongiae 164811 NA NA 2
Heterotella 171862 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 2
Hexactinellida 22612 NA NA 19
Hyalonema 132096 Amphidiscosida Hyalonematidae 11
Petrosia 131847 Haplosclerida Petrosiidae 1
Phakellia 131779 Bubarida Bubaridae 14
Porifera 558 NA NA 11

Fish Taxa Observed

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

## No fish records in this data set.

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