Go back to data set index page: LINK
Please send feedback if you notice any problems with this data set.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, June, 2019
- Dataset ID: NOAA_CINMS_SW-19-06
- Database Version: 20251001-0
- Data Provider: NOAA, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
- Data Contact: Etnoyer, Peter: peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov
Locator Map
Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Pacific
- Fishery Management Council Region(s): Pacific
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): California Current
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Southern California Bight, Northern California
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 33.83279
- Maximum Latitude: 34.19848
- Minimum Longitude: -120.50518
- Maximum Longitude: -119.40035
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 782
- Number of coral records: 534
- Number of sponge records: 248
- Records with images: 0
- Record type(s): video transect
- Minimum depth (meters): 36
- Maximum depth (meters): 404
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 11
- Time frame: 2019 to 2019
Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The research objective of this cruise was to estimate densities of corals and sponges within the 50-500 m depth range. The localities surveyed were Anacapa Passage, Santa Cruz Island, Santa Cruz Canyon, Southeast Santa Cruz Island, West Santa Rosa Island, North San Miguel Island , West San Miguel Island, Southwest Santa Rosa Island, Southwest Santa Cruz Island, South Anacapa Island and Northwest Anacapa Island. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes.
Collection methodogy details:
The research objective was to estimate densities of corals and
sponges within the 50-500 m depth range. We report video transect areas
30 -100 sq m, representing 85% of on-bottom occurrences. Density values
are therefore in colonies per 100 sq m. Temperature shows the mean value
for a transect. The EventID is the consecutive dive number, and the
TrackingID is the dive and transect number. Multiple dive were done per
day and multiple transects per dive. The OccurrenceComments field shows
coral health as percent of colonies with injury, primarily zoanthid
overgrowth. So, ‘100% injured’ means all of the observed colonies on
transect had some level of injury, and NA means no observed injury, or
not assessed.
Link: NA
Download comma delimited (CSV) file: LINK
Download data dictionary: LINK
Note: When importing CSV files into Excel, use the data import wizard (under the ‘data’ tab) and set all column types to ‘text’ to avoid data tranformation issues. This step will prevent the automated alteration of dates in Excel.
Download ISO metadata as xml: LINK
Data Set Level Citation
NOAA, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. Observation date range: 2019 to 2019. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Etnoyer, Peter. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_CINMS_SW-19-06. Database version: 20251001-0.
Note: Individual records within a data set may have additional citations in the ‘Citation’ field.
Expedition Details
| SurveyID | Vessel | VehicleName | SamplingEquipment | RecordType |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SW-19-06 | Shearwater R/V | Beagle ROV | ROV | video transect |
Taxonomic Summary
Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.
Corals
Number of coral records: 534
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| class | 3 % |
| order | 1 % |
| genus | 2 % |
| species | 63 % |
| variety | 3 % |
| NA | 27 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 248
| Taxon rank | Percent of all sponge records |
|---|---|
| phylum | 76 % |
| class | 20 % |
| genus | 4 % |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthogorgia | 125293 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 11 |
| Acanthoptilum gracile | 289324 | Scleralcyonacea | Virgulariidae | 57 |
| Adelogorgia phyllosclera | 289357 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 63 |
| Antipathes dendrochristos | 283893 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 28 |
| Callistephanus pacificus | 1567760 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 12 |
| Desmophyllum dianthus | 135159 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 7 |
| Desmophyllum pertusum | 1245747 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 7 |
| Eugorgia rubens | 289935 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 86 |
| Heteropolypus ritteri | 724715 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 2 |
| Leptogorgia chilensis | 286222 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 14 |
| Octocorallia | 1341 | NA | NA | 18 |
| Paragorgia arborea var. pacifica | 1647393 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 15 |
| Pennatula phosphorea | 128517 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 22 |
| Pennatuloidea | 1609360 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 146 |
| Plumarella longispina | 287671 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 11 |
| Ptilosarcus gurneyi | 290947 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 18 |
| Scleractinia | 1363 | Scleractinia | NA | 7 |
| Stylaster californicus | 285860 | Anthoathecata | Stylasteridae | 10 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demospongiae | 164811 | NA | NA | 15 |
| Farrea | 132107 | Sceptrulophora | Farreidae | 8 |
| Hexactinellida | 22612 | NA | NA | 34 |
| Porifera | 558 | NA | NA | 189 |
| Rhizaxinella | 132071 | Suberitida | Suberitidae | 2 |