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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nancy Foster, August 2017

Dataset ID: NOAA_NF-17-08
Database Version: 20260416-1
Data Provider: NOAA, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Data Contact: Etnoyer, Peter: peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov

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): Floridian

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 25.6408
Maximum Latitude: 26.7889
Minimum Longitude: -84.8807
Maximum Longitude: -84.5523

Overview

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

Number of records: 2,674
Number of coral records: 1,984
Number of sponge records: 690
Records with images: 2674
Record type(s): still image, specimen
Minimum depth (meters): 344
Maximum depth (meters): 698
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 2017 to 2017

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represent records deep-sea corals and sponges observed during 2017 ROV surveys aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster. The objectives of this Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program expedition were to survey, sample, and map deep-sea coral ecosystems in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Bight (mapping only) between ~200-1000 m depths, focusing on priority areas identified by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Specifically, this expedition sought to: (1) conduct benthic surveys using a deep-water ROV in areas that have been proposed for the establishment of new habitat areas of particular concern (HAPC) on the West Florida slope; (2) collect biological specimens of deep-sea corals, sponges and their associated taxa; (3) collect multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data in areas that have not yet been mapped at a high resolution, focusing on areas of the West Florida slope and peripheries of existing coral HAPCs in the South Atlantic Bight; (4) collect water samples and CTD data to support ongoing studies on seawater carbonate chemistry; and (5) opportunistically collect water column acoustic data to characterize the relative abundance of pelagic fishes of the region.

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17239

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Data Set Level Citation

NOAA, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. Observation date range: 2017 to 2017. 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_NF-17-08. Database version: 20260416-1.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID	Vessel	VehicleName	SamplingEquipment	RecordType
NF-17-08	Nancy Foster R/V	Odysseus ROV	ROV	still image, specimen

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 1,984

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
class	0 %
order	1 %
family	27 %
genus	48 %
species	24 %
NA	0 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 690

Taxon rank	Percent of all sponge records
phylum	31 %
class	48 %
genus	21 %

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	125293	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	3
Acanthogorgiidae	125272	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	1
Anthomastus	125285	Scleralcyonacea	Coralliidae	67
Anthothela	125324	Malacalcyonacea	Alcyoniidae	1
Antipatharia	22549	Antipatharia	NA	9
Aquaumbridae	701654	Malacalcyonacea	Aquaumbridae	43
Bathyalcyon	724717	Scleralcyonacea	Coralliidae	8
Bathypathes	103304	Antipatharia	Schizopathidae	85
Bathypathes pseudoalternata	1578714	Antipatharia	Schizopathidae	3
Chelidonisis	125304	Scleralcyonacea	Chelidonisididae	10
Chrysogorgia	125294	Scleralcyonacea	Chrysogorgiidae	1
Desmophyllum pertusum	1245747	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	321
Keratoisididae	1544106	Scleralcyonacea	Keratoisididae	113
Leiopathes glaberrima	103326	Antipatharia	Leiopathidae	153
Madrepora	135123	Scleractinia	Madreporidae	1
Malacalcyonacea	1609357	Malacalcyonacea	NA	4
Muriceides	125310	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	385
Octocorallia	1341	NA	NA	1
Paramuricea	125311	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	29
Pennatuloidea	1609360	Scleralcyonacea	NA	2
Plumarella	177839	Scleralcyonacea	Primnoidae	110
Stichopathes	103308	Antipatharia	Antipathidae	261
Stylasteridae	22805	Anthoathecata	Stylasteridae	373

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName	AphiaID	Order	Family	Records
Aphrocallistes	132099	Sceptrulophora	Aphrocallistidae	68
Chondrocladia	131894	Poecilosclerida	Cladorhizidae	2
Demospongiae	164811	NA	NA	263
Hexactinellida	22612	NA	NA	70
Hyalonema	132096	Amphidiscosida	Hyalonematidae	2
Phakellia	131779	Bubarida	Bubaridae	71
Porifera	558	NA	NA	214

Fish Taxa Observed

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

## No fish records in this data set.