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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ocean Project, July 2002

Dataset ID: NOAA_OP-02-07
Database Version: 20260416-1
Data Provider: NOAA, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
Data Contact: Hickerson, Emma: emma.hickerson@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): Northern Gulf of Mexico, Floridian

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 24.44111
Maximum Latitude: 29.43908
Minimum Longitude: -92.4511
Maximum Longitude: -83.10337

Overview

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

Number of records: 429
Number of coral records: 429
Number of sponge records: 0
Records with images: 427
Record type(s): video observation
Minimum depth (meters): 41
Maximum depth (meters): 140
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 9
Time frame: 2002 to 2002

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data was acquired for the National Database from the research cruise National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ocean Project, July 2002 and was provided by Hickerson, Emma: emma.hickerson@noaa.gov. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. This is a collection of NOAA, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research records collected by submersible conducted from 2002-2002 in the Gulf of Mexico. Further information can be found at: http://aquaticcommons.org/2486/

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: http://aquaticcommons.org/2486/

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Data Set Level Citation

NOAA, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. Observation date range: 2002 to 2002. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Earle, Sylvia A.. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_OP-02-07. Database version: 20260416-1.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID	Vessel	VehicleName	SamplingEquipment	RecordType
Sustainable Seas Expedition 2002	Ocean Project MSV	DeepWorker 6 DSR/V	submersible	video observation

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 429

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
genus	95 %
species	5 %

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
Antipathes	103302	Antipatharia	Antipathidae	136
Bebryce	125308	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	32
Callogorgia	125317	Scleralcyonacea	Primnoidae	5
Hypnogorgia pendula	290166	Octocorallia incertae sedis	NA	23
Madracis	135125	Scleractinia	Pocilloporidae	17
Placogorgia	125312	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	36
Stichopathes	103308	Antipatharia	Antipathidae	127
Swiftia	125314	Malacalcyonacea	Plexauridae	53

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

## No sponge records in this data set.

Fish Taxa Observed

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

## No fish records in this data set.