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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Leg 2 of Windows to the Deep 2019: Exploration of the Deep-sea Habitats of the Southeastern United States; Okeanos Explorer, June-July 2019.

Dataset ID: NOAA_EX-19-03-L2
Database Version: 20240325-0
Data Provider: NOAA, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
Data Contact: Bassett, Rachel | rachel.bassett@noaa.gov

Locator Map

Geographic Range

Ocean: North Atlantic
Fishery Management Council Region(s): South Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic
Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf, Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf
Marine Ecoregion(s): Bahamian, Carolinian, Virginian

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 28.24654
Maximum Latitude: 38.32167
Minimum Longitude: -79.59889
Maximum Longitude: -73.42686

Overview

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

Number of records: 4,669
Number of coral records: 2,881
Number of sponge records: 1,788
Records with images: 4669
Record type(s): video observation, specimen
Minimum depth (meters): 396
Maximum depth (meters): 3,273
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 2019 to 2019

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. Leg 2 of Windows to the Deep 2019: Exploration of the Deep-sea Habitats of the Southeastern United States was a 38-day, two-leg, telepresence-enabled expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer to collect data on priority exploration areas identified by the ocean management and scientific communities. During the expedition, scientists explored a diversity of features with mapping and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operations, including deep-sea fish habitats, deep-sea coral and sponge communities, midwater habitats, cold seeps, submarine canyons, submarine landslides, and other unique geological features. The data represent observations of deep-sea corals and sponges observed during deepwater ROV surveys by NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer off of the Southeastern United State in the following localities: Canaveral Deep, Stetson Mesa South Mounds, Stetson Mesa South Scarp, Blake Plateau Knolls, Central Plateau Mounds, Stetson Mesa Potential Seep, Shark Rock’, Central Plateau Scarp, Blake Escarpment Mid, Richardson Jellyfish/Richardson, Deep Pamlico Canyon (top only), Roanoake Minor Canyon, Bodie Seep, Currituk Base Landslide, Washington Canyon, Wilmington Canyon, Baltimore Canyon, and Norfolk Seep. This research and exploration cruise (Leg 2) was conducted between June 21 through July 11, 2019. 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://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1903/welcome.html

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1903/welcome.html

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Data Set Level Citation

NOAA, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 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: Wagner, Amy | Weinnig, Alexis. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_EX-19-03-L2. Database version: 20240325-0.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID	Vessel	VehicleName	SamplingEquipment	RecordType
EX1903L2	Okeanos Explorer R/V	Deep Discoverer ROV	ROV	video observation, specimen

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 2,881

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
subclass	6 %
order	23 %
family	48 %
genus	13 %
species	10 %
NA	1 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 1,788

Taxon rank	Percent of all sponge records
phylum	28 %
class	61 %
subclass	0 %
family	4 %
genus	6 %
species	1 %

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
Acanella	125303	Scleralcyonacea	Keratoisididae	14
Alcyoniidae	125269	Malacalcyonacea	Alcyoniidae	17
Anthomastus	125285	Scleralcyonacea	Coralliidae	170
Antipatharia	22549	Antipatharia	NA	48
Aquaumbridae	701654	Malacalcyonacea	Aquaumbridae	1
Bathypathes	103304	Antipatharia	Schizopathidae	12
Callogorgia	125317	Scleralcyonacea	Primnoidae	4
Chrysogorgiidae	125273	Scleralcyonacea	Chrysogorgiidae	32
Chrysopathes	267316	Antipatharia	Cladopathidae	1
Clavularia	125286	Malacalcyonacea	Clavulariidae	9
Coralliidae	125280	Scleralcyonacea	Coralliidae	96
Dendrophylliidae	135074	Scleractinia	Dendrophylliidae	1
Desmophyllum	135093	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	9
Desmophyllum pertusum	1245747	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	182
Duva florida	146943	Malacalcyonacea	Capnellidae	4
Enallopsammia profunda	157965	Scleractinia	Dendrophylliidae	95
Flabellum	135114	Scleractinia	Flabellidae	5
Keratoisididae	1544106	Scleralcyonacea	Keratoisididae	382
Leiopathes	103305	Antipatharia	Leiopathidae	9
Madrepora	135123	Scleractinia	Bathyporidae	39
Malacalcyonacea	1609357	Malacalcyonacea	NA	2
Nephtheidae	146762	Malacalcyonacea	Nephtheidae	17
Octocorallia	1341	NA	NA	175
Paramuricea	125311	Malacalcyonacea	Paramuriceidae	1
Paramuriceidae	151540	Malacalcyonacea	Paramuriceidae	47
Pennatuloidea	1609360	Scleralcyonacea	NA	24
Plexauridae	125277	Malacalcyonacea	Plexauridae	666
Plumarella	177839	Scleralcyonacea	Primnoidae	62
Primnoidae	125278	Scleralcyonacea	Primnoidae	59
Pseudoanthomastus	267770	Scleralcyonacea	Coralliidae	2
Radicipes	125297	Scleralcyonacea	Chrysogorgiidae	3
Schizopathidae	266964	Antipatharia	Schizopathidae	2
Scleractinia	1363	Scleractinia	NA	600
Solenosmilia variabilis	135168	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	8
Stichopathes	103308	Antipatharia	Antipathidae	10
Stylasteridae	22805	Anthoathecata	Stylasteridae	52
Swiftia	125314	Malacalcyonacea	Plexauridae	19
Umbellula	128499	Scleralcyonacea	Umbellulidae	2

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName	AphiaID	Order	Family	Records
Aphrocallistes	132099	Sceptrulophora	Aphrocallistidae	30
Axinellidae	131629	Axinellida	Axinellidae	3
Cladorhizidae	131644	Poecilosclerida	Cladorhizidae	15
Demospongiae	164811	NA	NA	586
Dercitus	132013	Tetractinellida	Ancorinidae	1
Euplectellidae	131692	Lyssacinosida	Euplectellidae	47
Geodia	132005	Tetractinellida	Geodiidae	38
Hertwigia falcifera	134402	Lyssacinosida	Euplectellidae	6
Heteroscleromorpha	607950	NA	NA	8
Hexactinellida	22612	NA	NA	506
Hyalonema	132096	Amphidiscosida	Hyalonematidae	25
Nodastrella	605825	Lyssacinosida	Rossellidae	6
Nodastrella asconemaoida	605829	Lyssacinosida	Rossellidae	1
Phakellia	131779	Bubarida	Bubaridae	2
Porifera	558	NA	NA	494
Raspailiidae	131642	Axinellida	Raspailiidae	1
Vazella	172120	Lyssacinosida	Rossellidae	7
Vazella pourtalesii	172121	Lyssacinosida	Rossellidae	12

Fish Taxa Observed

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

## No fish records in this data set.