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NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP)

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, McArthur II, May 2006

  • Dataset ID: NOAA_M2-06-05
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • Data Provider: NOAA, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
  • Data Contact: Antrim, Liam: | Research Coordinator:

Locator Map

Geographic Range

  • Ocean: North Pacific
  • Fishery Management Council Region(s): Pacific
  • Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Gulf of Alaska
  • Marine Ecoregion(s): Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Coast and Shelf

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 47.99143
  • Maximum Latitude: 48.305
  • Minimum Longitude: -125.37854
  • Maximum Longitude: -124.93027

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 10,897
  • Number of coral records: 5,485
  • Number of sponge records: 5,412
  • Records with images: 0
  • Record type(s): video observation
  • Minimum depth (meters): 109
  • Maximum depth (meters): 373
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2006 to 2006

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represent records of corals and sponges observed during ROV surveys conducted by NOAA Ship McArthur II in May/June 2006 in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. 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://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/other/other_crcp_publications/DeepSeaCoralRT/OCNMS_2006_DSCsurvey.pdf

Data Set Level Citation

NOAA, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Observation date range: 2006 to 2006. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Bowlby, Ed. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_M2-06-05. Database version: 20260416-1.

Note: Individual records within a data set may have additional citations in the ‘Citation’ field.

Expedition Details

SurveyID Vessel VehicleName SamplingEquipment RecordType
AR06-07/07 (OCNMS200606) McArthur II R/V Ropos DSR/V ROV video observation

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 5,485

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
order 0 %
genus 67 %
species 33 %
NA 0 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 5,412

Taxon rank Percent of all
sponge records
phylum 78 %
order 1 %
genus 0 %
subgenus 20 %
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
Anthoptilum 128489 Scleralcyonacea Anthoptilidae 20
Balanophyllia 135108 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 26
Calcigorgia 378315 Malacalcyonacea Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis 160
Callistephanus pacificus 1567760 Malacalcyonacea Gorgoniidae 1756
Callistephanus simplex 1608733 Malacalcyonacea Gorgoniidae 10
Callistephanus spauldingi 1608732 Malacalcyonacea Gorgoniidae 3
Desmophyllum 135093 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 562
Desmophyllum pertusum 1245747 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 26
Malacalcyonacea 1609357 Malacalcyonacea NA 2
Muriceides 125310 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 1
Paragorgia 125326 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 29
Pennatula 128495 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 5
Pennatuloidea 1609360 Scleralcyonacea NA 4
Plumarella 177839 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1210
Primnoa pacifica 286539 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 4
Stylaster 117246 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 1188
Swiftia 125314 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 479

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Farrea occa 134391 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 23
Iophon lamella 167407 Poecilosclerida Acarnidae 17
Isodictya 131905 Poecilosclerida Isodictyidae 1
Latrunculia (Latrunculia) 231637 Poecilosclerida Latrunculiidae 1094
Porifera 558 NA NA 4244
Sceptrulophora 605841 Sceptrulophora NA 33

Fish Taxa Observed

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

## No fish records in this data set.

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