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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Characterization of deep-coral and sponge communities in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: Rittenburg Bank, Cochrane Bank and the Farallon Escarpment. R/V Fulmar, October 2012
- Dataset ID: NOAA_FM-12-10
- Database Version: 20260416-1
- Data Provider: NOAA, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
- Data Contact: Etnoyer, Peter: peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov | Roletto, Jan: jan.roletto@noaa.gov, 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): Northern California
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 37.73518
- Maximum Latitude: 37.89556
- Minimum Longitude: -123.34108
- Maximum Longitude: -123.18942
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 1,281
- Number of coral records: 251
- Number of sponge records: 1,030
- Records with images: 1275
- Record type(s): still image
- Minimum depth (meters): 73
- Maximum depth (meters): 436
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 2012 to 2012
Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represent observations of deep-sea corals and sponges recorded during ROV surveys of Rittenburg Bank, Cochrane Bank and the Farallon Escarpment in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary aboard the R/V Fulmar in October 2012. The purpose of the surveys was to groundtruth mapping data collected in 2011, and to characterize the seafloor biota, particularly corals and sponges, in order to support Essential Fish Habitat designations under Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) and other conservation and management goals under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA). Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. This project was part of NOAA’s Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s West Coast Deep-Sea Coral Initiative. Further information can be found at: https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/other/other_crcp_publications/NOAA_TM_NOS_NCCOS_190.pdf
Collection methodogy details:
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Link: https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/other/other_crcp_publications/NOAA_TM_NOS_NCCOS_190.pdf
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Data Set Level Citation
NOAA, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Observation date range: 2012 to 2012. 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_FM-12-10. Database version: 20260416-1.
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Expedition Details
| SurveyID | Vessel | VehicleName | SamplingEquipment | RecordType |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOAA_FM-12-10 | Fulmar R/V | Beagle ROV | ROV | still image |
Taxonomic Summary
Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.
Corals
Number of coral records: 251
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| genus | 34 % |
| species | 63 % |
| variety | 2 % |
| NA | 1 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 1,030
| Taxon rank | Percent of all sponge records |
|---|---|
| phylum | 2 % |
| genus | 20 % |
| species | 41 % |
| subspecies | 37 % |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antipathes dendrochristos | 283893 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 1 |
| Balticina | 146534 | Scleralcyonacea | Balticinidae | 57 |
| Callistephanus pacificus | 1567760 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 20 |
| Chromoplexaura marki | 724231 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 95 |
| Coenocyathus bowersi | 286780 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 10 |
| Desmophyllum dianthus | 135159 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 2 |
| Heteropolypus ritteri | 724715 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 21 |
| Paragorgia arborea var. pacifica | 1647393 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 5 |
| Pennatuloidea | 1609360 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 2 |
| Stylaster californicus | 285860 | Anthoathecata | Stylasteridae | 10 |
| Virgularia | 128503 | Scleralcyonacea | Virgulariidae | 28 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) fasciculatus | 171996 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 49 |
| Dysidea fragilis | 132324 | Dictyoceratida | Dysideidae | 14 |
| Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea | 165853 | Suberitida | Halichondriidae | 145 |
| Heterochone calyx | 171636 | Sceptrulophora | Aphrocallistidae | 113 |
| Iophon piceum pacificum | 167416 | Poecilosclerida | Acarnidae | 378 |
| Mycale | 131907 | Poecilosclerida | Mycalidae | 178 |
| Poecillastra | 132016 | Tetractinellida | Vulcanellidae | 28 |
| Porifera | 558 | NA | NA | 20 |
| Xestospongia diprosopia | 166886 | Haplosclerida | Petrosiidae | 105 |