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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, R/V Connecticut, 2013

Dataset ID: NOAA_CT-13-07
Database Version: 20260416-1
Data Provider: NOAA, Northeast Fisheries Science Center | University of Connecticut
Data Contact: Packer, Dave: dave.packer@noaa.gov

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Geographic Range

Ocean: North Atlantic
Fishery Management Council Region(s): New England
Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf
Marine Ecoregion(s): Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 43.3285
Maximum Latitude: 43.40373
Minimum Longitude: -67.84549
Maximum Longitude: -67.79265

Overview

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

Number of records: 2,318
Number of coral records: 1,175
Number of sponge records: 1,143
Records with images: 1702
Record type(s): still image
Minimum depth (meters): 198
Maximum depth (meters): 254
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 2013 to 2013

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represent observtions of deep-sea corals and sponges from a towed camera in the Gulf of Maine during a 2013 cruise aboard the R/V Connecticut. This was the first of a series of of expeditions designed to survey deep-sea coral habitats in the Gulf supported by NOAA’s Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program. These surveys were part of the Program’s Northeast Deep-Sea Coral & Sponge Research Initiative (2012-2015). Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. Further information can be found at:

Collection methodogy details:

See link for methods.
Link: https://www.nurtec.uconn.edu/2014/04/22/2013-gulf-of-maine-corals/

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Data Set Level Citation

NOAA, Northeast Fisheries Science Center | University of Connecticut. Observation date range: 2013 to 2013. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Auster, Peter. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_CT-13-07. Database version: 20260416-1.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID	Vessel	VehicleName	SamplingEquipment	RecordType
1307Auster	Connecticut R/V	ISIS 2	towed camera	still image

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 1,175

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
class	8 %
species	92 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 1,143

Taxon rank	Percent of all sponge records
phylum	100 %

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
Octocorallia	1341	NA	NA	98
Paramuricea placomus	125390	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	577
Pennatula aculeata	128515	Scleralcyonacea	Pennatulidae	423
Primnoa resedaeformis	125411	Scleralcyonacea	Primnoidae	77

Sponge Taxa Observed

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ScientificName	AphiaID	Order	Family	Records
Porifera	558	NA	NA	1143

Fish Taxa Observed

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

## No fish records in this data set.