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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Underwater Camera Survey of Snakehead Bank, near Kodiak Island, Gulf of Alaska, Goldrush F/V, December 2014

Dataset ID: NOAA_FMP-14-02
Database Version: 20260416-1
Data Provider: NOAA, Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Data Contact: Conrath, Christina: christina.conrath@noaa.gov

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: 56.05057
Maximum Latitude: 56.05584
Minimum Longitude: -153.74153
Maximum Longitude: -153.70608

Overview

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

Number of records: 7
Number of coral records: 4
Number of sponge records: 3
Records with images: 0
Record type(s): still image transect
Minimum depth (meters): 65
Maximum depth (meters): 74
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 2014 to 2014

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represnt observations of corals and sponges from drop camera transects at Snakehead Bank, near Kodiak Island, Gulf of Alaska in December, 2014. 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://www.afsc.noaa.gov/Publications/ProcRpt/PR2017-06.pdf

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/Publications/ProcRpt/PR2017-06.pdf

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Data Set Level Citation

NOAA, Alaska Fisheries Science Center. Observation date range: 2014 to 2014. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Conrath, Christina. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_FMP-14-02. Database version: 20260416-1.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID	Vessel	VehicleName	SamplingEquipment	RecordType
FMP 2014-02	Gold Rush F/V	Drop Camera	drop camera	still image transect

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 4

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
family	75 %
genus	25 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 3

Taxon rank	Percent of all sponge records
class	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
Plumarella	177839	Scleralcyonacea	Primnoidae	1
Primnoidae	125278	Scleralcyonacea	Primnoidae	2
Stylasteridae	22805	Anthoathecata	Stylasteridae	1

Sponge Taxa Observed

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ScientificName	AphiaID	Order	Family	Records
Demospongiae	164811	NA	NA	1
Hexactinellida	22612	NA	NA	2

Fish Taxa Observed

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

## No fish records in this data set.