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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, A Characterization of deep-sea coral and sponge communities within Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary; Okeanos Explorer, April 2011
- Dataset ID: NOAA_EX-11-02
- Database Version: 20240325-0
- Data Provider: NOAA, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
- 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: 33.0785
- Maximum Latitude: 33.93873
- Minimum Longitude: -121.46711
- Maximum Longitude: -119.59163
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 119
- Number of coral records: 73
- Number of sponge records: 46
- Records with images: 119
- Record type(s): video observation
- Minimum depth (meters): 421
- Maximum depth (meters): 3,380
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 2011 to 2011
Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represent records of corals and sponges observed from ROV video during dives in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary on a cruise of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, April 2011. 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: https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/other/other_crcp_publications/DeepSeaCoralRT/CINMS_Okeanos_Explorer_site_characterization_report_FINAL2.pdf
Collection methodogy details:
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Link: https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/other/other_crcp_publications/DeepSeaCoralRT/CINMS_Okeanos_Explorer_site_characterization_report_FINAL2.pdf
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Data Set Level Citation
NOAA, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. Observation date range: 2011 to 2011. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Katz, Steve. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_EX-11-02. Database version: 20240325-0.
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Expedition Details
| SurveyID | Vessel | VehicleName | SamplingEquipment | RecordType |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX1102 | Okeanos Explorer R/V | Little Hercules ROV | ROV | video observation |
Taxonomic Summary
Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.
Corals
Number of coral records: 73
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| order | 30 % |
| family | 5 % |
| genus | 49 % |
| species | 14 % |
| NA | 1 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 46
| Taxon rank | Percent of all sponge records |
|---|---|
| phylum | 98 % |
| genus | 2 % |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthomastus | 125285 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 4 |
| Balticina | 146534 | Scleralcyonacea | Balticinidae | 21 |
| Balticina californica | 1392940 | Scleralcyonacea | Balticinidae | 1 |
| Heteropolypus ritteri | 724715 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 2 |
| Malacalcyonacea | 1609357 | Malacalcyonacea | NA | 22 |
| Paragorgia | 125326 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 2 |
| Pennatuloidea | 1609360 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 1 |
| Plexauridae | 125277 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 4 |
| Plumarella | 177839 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 2 |
| Ptilosarcus | 267795 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 7 |
| Ptilosarcus gurneyi | 290947 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 1 |
| Umbellula lindahli | 128531 | Scleralcyonacea | Umbellulidae | 6 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestopluma | 131893 | Poecilosclerida | Cladorhizidae | 1 |
| Porifera | 558 | NA | NA | 45 |