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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, R/V Oscar Dyson, drop camera, June-August 2019

  • Dataset ID: NOAA_DY-19-06
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • Data Provider: NOAA, Alaska Fisheries Science Center
  • Data Contact: Chris Rooper, Pam Goddard

Locator Map

Geographic Range

  • Ocean: North Pacific
  • Fishery Management Council Region(s): North Pacific
  • Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Gulf of Alaska
  • Marine Ecoregion(s): Gulf of Alaska

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 54.38452
  • Maximum Latitude: 59.89225
  • Minimum Longitude: -162.24108
  • Maximum Longitude: -142.46849

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 990
  • Number of coral records: 91
  • Number of sponge records: 54
  • Records with images: 0
  • Record type(s): video transect
  • Minimum depth (meters): 35
  • Maximum depth (meters): 222
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 19
  • Time frame: 2019 to 2019

Data Set Description: Coral and sponge observations submitted to NOAA’s Deep-sea Coral Research and Technology Program by the NOAA, Alaska Fisheries Science Center. These occurrence records are from video transects collected via drop camera aboard the R/V Oscar Dyson from June through August of 2019. Localities surveyed include: Gulf of Alaska (GOA): Bamabas, GOA: Chiniak, GOA: Marmot, GOA: Shelf, Sanak, Shelikof Strait, and Shumagin.

Data Set Level Citation

NOAA, Alaska Fisheries Science Center. 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: Jones, Darin. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_DY-19-06. 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
OD2019-06 Oscar Dyson R/V DropCamI drop camera video transect

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 91

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
family 20 %
genus 16 %
species 57 %
NA 7 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 54

Taxon rank Percent of all
sponge records
phylum 9 %
class 91 %

Fishes

Number of fish records: 845

Taxon rank Percent of all
fish records
class 11 %
order 12 %
family 15 %
genus 11 %
species 51 %

Coral Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Balticina 146534 Scleralcyonacea Balticinidae 13
Balticina willemoesi 1393616 Scleralcyonacea Balticinidae 36
Callogorgia 125317 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 2
Pennatuloidea 1609360 Scleralcyonacea NA 6
Primnoidae 125278 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 11
Ptilosarcus gurneyi 290947 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 16
Stylasteridae 22805 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 6
Virgulariidae 128488 Scleralcyonacea Virgulariidae 1

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Demospongiae 164811 NA NA 17
Hexactinellida 22612 NA NA 32
Porifera 558 NA NA 5

Fish Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Agonidae 125588 Perciformes Agonidae 21
Anoplopoma fimbria 159463 Perciformes Anoplopomatidae 19
Atheresthes stomias 279792 Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae 57
Bathymaster signatus 254513 Perciformes Bathymasteridae 1
Bathymasteridae 151388 Perciformes Bathymasteridae 25
Bathyraja 105761 Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae 11
Bathyraja aleutica 271506 Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae 2
Beringraja rhina 1461133 Rajiformes Rajidae 9
Cottidae 125589 Perciformes Cottidae 39
Gadus 125732 Gadiformes Gadidae 2
Gadus chalcogrammus 300735 Gadiformes Gadidae 13
Gadus macrocephalus 254538 Gadiformes Gadidae 24
Glyptocephalus zachirus 274287 Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae 33
Hemilepidotus 248338 Perciformes Cottidae 2
Hemilepidotus jordani 254522 Perciformes Cottidae 25
Hexagrammidae 154415 Perciformes Hexagrammidae 15
Hexagrammos decagrammus 240732 Perciformes Hexagrammidae 4
Hippoglossoides elassodon 274289 Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae 15
Hippoglossus stenolepis 274290 Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae 27
Lepidopsetta 269638 Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae 7
Microstomus pacificus 274294 Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae 14
Ophiodon elongatus 240745 Perciformes Hexagrammidae 9
Pleurogrammus monopterygius 282289 Perciformes Hexagrammidae 4
Pleuronectiformes 10331 Pleuronectiformes NA 99
Raja 105766 Rajiformes Rajidae 2
Rajidae 105711 Rajiformes Rajidae 2
Sebastes 126175 Perciformes Sebastidae 63
Sebastes alutus 254573 Perciformes Sebastidae 19
Sebastes brevispinis 274778 Perciformes Sebastidae 3
Sebastes ciliatus 274782 Perciformes Sebastidae 1
Sebastes crameri 274785 Perciformes Sebastidae 1
Sebastes entomelas 274791 Perciformes Sebastidae 1
Sebastes flavidus 274795 Perciformes Sebastidae 3
Sebastes maliger 274815 Perciformes Sebastidae 16
Sebastes melanops 274817 Perciformes Sebastidae 18
Sebastes nigrocinctus 274825 Perciformes Sebastidae 12
Sebastes polyspinis 274837 Perciformes Sebastidae 15
Sebastes ruberrimus 274844 Perciformes Sebastidae 17
Sebastes variabilis 398442 Perciformes Sebastidae 24
Sebastes variegatus 274863 Perciformes Sebastidae 39
Sebastes zacentrus 274869 Perciformes Sebastidae 1
Sebastolobus 270859 Perciformes Sebastidae 4
Sebastolobus alascanus 282740 Perciformes Sebastidae 4
Teleostei 293496 NA NA 95
Zaprora silenus 254353 Perciformes Zaproridae 1
Zoarcidae 125575 Perciformes Zoarcidae 27

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