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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Holiday Chouest, October 2011
- Dataset ID: NOAA_HC-11-10
- Database Version: 20260416-1
- Data Provider: Pennsylvania State University
- Data Contact: Fisher, Charles: fisher@psu.edu
Locator Map
Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Atlantic
- Fishery Management Council Region(s): Gulf (formerly Gulf of Mexico)
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Gulf of Mexico
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Northern Gulf of Mexico
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 27.58576
- Maximum Latitude: 28.93538
- Minimum Longitude: -89.70518
- Maximum Longitude: -88.1695
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 181
- Number of coral records: 181
- Number of sponge records: 0
- Records with images: 179
- Record type(s): still image | specimen
- Minimum depth (meters): 883
- Maximum depth (meters): 1,852
- 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 selected deep-sea corals observed during October 2011 ROV surveys aboard the M/V Holiday Chouest. The purpose of the surveys was to use high-definition imagery to quantify the impact and assess the recovery of deep-sea corals that were affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The surveys were conducted as part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. These records do not represent all corals observed on the surveys. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes.
Collection methodogy details:
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Link: https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/64/9/796/269808
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Data Set Level Citation
Pennsylvania State University. 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: Fisher, Charles R.. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_HC-11-10. Database version: 20260416-1.
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Expedition Details
| SurveyID | Vessel | VehicleName | SamplingEquipment | RecordType |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC2011 | Holiday Chouest M/V | Schilling Robotics UDH34 ROV | ROV | still image | specimen |
Taxonomic Summary
Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.
Corals
Number of coral records: 181
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| order | 2 % |
| family | 2 % |
| genus | 88 % |
| species | 8 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 0
## No sponge records in this data set.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthogorgia aspera | 177735 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 2 |
| Anthothela | 125324 | Malacalcyonacea | Alcyoniidae | 1 |
| Bathypathes | 103304 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 5 |
| Chrysogorgia | 125294 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 3 |
| Keratoisididae | 1544106 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 3 |
| Keratoisis | 125306 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 1 |
| Lepidisis | 125307 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 1 |
| Madrepora | 135123 | Scleractinia | Madreporidae | 10 |
| Paramuricea | 125311 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 127 |
| Paramuricea biscaya | 125385 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 13 |
| Scleractinia | 1363 | Scleractinia | NA | 4 |
| Stichopathes | 103308 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 4 |
| Swiftia | 125314 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 7 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
## No sponge records in this data set.