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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Characterization of Cordell Bank, and Continental Shelf and Slope; Bell M. Shimada, August 2018
- Dataset ID: NOAA_GFNMS_CBNMS_SH-18-09
- Database Version: 20260416-1
- Data Provider: NOAA, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, California Academy of Sciences
- Data Contact: Roletto, Jan | jan.roletto@noaa.gov, Lipski, Danielle | danielle.lipski@noaa.gov, Williams, Gary | GWilliams@calacademy.org
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: 37.12328
- Maximum Latitude: 38.16885
- Minimum Longitude: -123.48173
- Maximum Longitude: -122.46637
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 8,612
- Number of coral records: 6,117
- Number of sponge records: 2,495
- Records with images: 0
- Record type(s): video observation, specimen
- Minimum depth (meters): 35
- Maximum depth (meters): 623
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 1,262
- Time frame: 2018 to 2018
Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. NOAA’s Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS), Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS), and National Center for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) explored and characterized the benthic habitats in three national marine sanctuaries using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on the NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada in August 2018. The team used Marine Applied Research and Exploration’s (MARE) ROV Beagle to visually and systematically survey deep-water benthic habitats in CBNMS, GFNMS, and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) over various substrate types with the goal of characterizing deep-sea habitats and communities (corals, sponges, groundfishes, etc.) to inform sanctuary management of living resources. The data represent observations of deep-sea corals and sponges observed during the surveys in the following localities: CBNMS-shelf, CBNMS-slope, Cordell Bank, MBNMS-Deep Reef, MBNMS-Pescadero Reef, MBNMS-Pigeon Pt. Reef, GFNMS-Cochrane Bank NW, Cochrane Bank, Pescadero Reef, Deep Reef, Pigeon Point. This research and exploration cruise was conducted between August 1st through August 9, 2018. 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://nmscordellbank.blob.core.windows.net/cordellbank-prod/media/docs/20200709-characterization-of-cordell-bank-and-continental-shelf-and-slope.pdf
Collection methodogy details:
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Link: https://nmscordellbank.blob.core.windows.net/cordellbank-prod/media/docs/20200709-characterization-of-cordell-bank-and-continental-shelf-and-slope.pdf
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Data Set Level Citation
NOAA, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Observation date range: 2018 to 2018. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Roletto, Jan. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_GFNMS_CBNMS_SH-18-09. Database version: 20260416-1.
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Expedition Details
| SurveyID | Vessel | VehicleName | SamplingEquipment | RecordType |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SH-18-09 | Bell M. Shimada R/V | Beagle ROV | ROV | video observation, specimen |
Taxonomic Summary
Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.
Corals
Number of coral records: 6,117
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| family | 0 % |
| genus | 1 % |
| species | 72 % |
| NA | 27 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 2,495
| Taxon rank | Percent of all sponge records |
|---|---|
| phylum | 36 % |
| class | 0 % |
| genus | 8 % |
| subgenus | 0 % |
| species | 56 % |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthoptilum gracile | 289324 | Scleralcyonacea | Virgulariidae | 73 |
| Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) elegans | 286920 | Scleractinia | Dendrophylliidae | 1 |
| Balticina californica | 1392940 | Scleralcyonacea | Balticinidae | 6 |
| Callistephanus | 1473059 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 8 |
| Callistephanus pacificus | 1567760 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 501 |
| Chromoplexaura cordellbankensis | 1347589 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 2 |
| Chromoplexaura marki | 724231 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 1342 |
| Coenocyathus bowersi | 286780 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 2 |
| Eugorgia rubens | 289935 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 2 |
| Heteropolypus ritteri | 724715 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 1195 |
| Paragorgia yutlinux | 286612 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 15 |
| Pennatuloidea | 1609360 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 1624 |
| Plexauridae | 125277 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 1 |
| Ptilosarcus gurneyi | 290947 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 1 |
| Stylaster californicus | 285860 | Anthoathecata | Stylasteridae | 919 |
| Stylatula elongata | 286695 | Scleralcyonacea | Virgulariidae | 342 |
| Swiftia | 125314 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 3 |
| Virgularia | 128503 | Scleralcyonacea | Virgulariidae | 80 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) dawsoni | 171980 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 16 |
| Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) | 171991 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 6 |
| Demospongiae | 164811 | NA | NA | 2 |
| Farrea occa | 134391 | Sceptrulophora | Farreidae | 6 |
| Haliclona (Flagellia) edaphus | 1036226 | Haplosclerida | Chalinidae | 1353 |
| Hexactinellida | 22612 | NA | NA | 2 |
| Mycale | 131907 | Poecilosclerida | Mycalidae | 89 |
| Poecillastra | 132016 | Tetractinellida | Vulcanellidae | 5 |
| Polymastia | 132046 | Polymastiida | Polymastiidae | 1 |
| Porifera | 558 | NA | NA | 888 |
| Rhizaxinella gadus | 170824 | Suberitida | Suberitidae | 5 |
| Stelletta clarella | 169914 | Tetractinellida | Ancorinidae | 23 |
| Thenea muricata | 134106 | Tetractinellida | Theneidae | 2 |
| Xestospongia | 131849 | Haplosclerida | Petrosiidae | 97 |