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NOAA_RL-19-05_ROV | Reuben Lasker FSV | RL1905 | ROV | 2019
- Dataset ID: NOAA_RL-19-05_ROV
- Database Version: 20260416-1
- Data Provider: Laidig, Tom
- Data Contact: Watters, Diana
Locator Map
Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Pacific
- Fishery Management Council Region(s): Pacific
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): California Current
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Coast and Shelf, Northern California, Southern California Bight
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 33.17976
- Maximum Latitude: 46.56636
- Minimum Longitude: -124.82636
- Maximum Longitude: -118.4578
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 11,835
- Number of coral records: 2,374
- Number of sponge records: 4,450
- Records with images: 0
- Record type(s): video observation
- Minimum depth (meters): 129
- Maximum depth (meters): 1,247
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 2019 to 2019
Data Set Description: This biological occurence dataset was provided by Laidig, Tom to NOAA’s Deep-sea Coral Research and Technology Program. Observations were from the vessel(s), Reuben Lasker FSV, using the platform(s): Yogi ROV. Observation dates range from 2019-10-09 to 2019-11-05. Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) explored include: Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Coast and Shelf; Northern California; Southern California Bight. Localities explored include: Willapa_Canyon; Daisy_Bank; Sponge_Bycatch; Wind_Farm_North; CBNMS_Deep; CBNMS_South; Cabrillo_Canyon; Carmel_Canyon_West; Sur_Slot_Canyons; Santa_Lucia_Bank; Santa_Cruz_Island_South; Anacapa_South; Catalina_Basin; Wind_Farm_South. Changes to the originally submitted dataset may have been made to conform to the standards of NOAA’s National Database for Deep-sea Corals and Sponges. Please reach out to: Watters, Diana or Clarke, Liz | Laidig, Tom | Caldow, Chris for specific questions about this dataset. Link(s) for more information: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/19express/background/express/express.html | https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/50942/noaa_50942_DS1.pdf; https://doi.org/10.25923/nx2y-2j39 | https://montereybay.noaa.gov/research/techreports/trlaidig2019.html
Collection methodogy details:
See link for methods.
Link: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/19express/background/express/express.html
| https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/50942/noaa_50942_DS1.pdf
| https://doi.org/10.25923/nx2y-2j39 | https://montereybay.noaa.gov/research/techreports/trlaidig2019.html
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Data Set Level Citation
Laidig, Tom. Observation date range: 2019 to 2019. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Clarke, Liz | Laidig, Tom | Caldow, Chris. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_RL-19-05_ROV. Database version: 20260416-1.
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Expedition Details
| SurveyID | Vessel | VehicleName | SamplingEquipment | RecordType |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RL1905 | Reuben Lasker FSV | Yogi ROV | ROV | video observation |
Taxonomic Summary
Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.
Corals
Number of coral records: 2,374
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| order | 0 % |
| family | 15 % |
| genus | 11 % |
| species | 24 % |
| variety | 1 % |
| NA | 49 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 4,450
| Taxon rank | Percent of all sponge records |
|---|---|
| phylum | 65 % |
| genus | 10 % |
| subgenus | 20 % |
| species | 6 % |
Fishes
Number of fish records: 5,011
| Taxon rank | Percent of all fish records |
|---|---|
| order | 0 % |
| family | 6 % |
| genus | 43 % |
| subgenus | 2 % |
| species | 49 % |
| NA | 0 % |
Coral Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no coral taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthogorgia | 125293 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 4 |
| Anthoptilum grandiflorum | 128504 | Scleralcyonacea | Anthoptilidae | 7 |
| Antipatharia | 22549 | Antipatharia | NA | 1 |
| Antipathes dendrochristos | 283893 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 12 |
| Balticina californica | 1392940 | Scleralcyonacea | Balticinidae | 7 |
| Bathypathes | 103304 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 7 |
| Calcigorgia japonica | 517641 | Malacalcyonacea | Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis | 78 |
| Callistephanus pacificus | 1567760 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 69 |
| Chromoplexaura cordellbankensis | 1347589 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 1 |
| Clavularia | 125286 | Malacalcyonacea | Clavulariidae | 40 |
| Desmophyllum dianthus | 135159 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 2 |
| Funiculina | 128490 | Scleralcyonacea | Funiculinidae | 13 |
| Gersemia | 146953 | Malacalcyonacea | Alcyoniidae | 90 |
| Heteropolypus ritteri | 724715 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 173 |
| Isididae | 125276 | Malacalcyonacea | Isididae | 4 |
| Narella | 125319 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 5 |
| Paragorgia | 125326 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 109 |
| Paragorgia arborea var. pacifica | 1647393 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 14 |
| Paragorgia stephencairnsi | 286608 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 3 |
| Parastenella ramosa | 290684 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 18 |
| Pennatulidae | 128484 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 254 |
| Pennatuloidea | 1609360 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 1159 |
| Placogorgia | 125312 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 1 |
| Plexauridae | 125277 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 104 |
| Plumarella longispina | 287671 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 2 |
| Umbellula lindahli | 128531 | Scleralcyonacea | Umbellulidae | 197 |
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 | 4 |
| Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) | 171991 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 564 |
| Asbestopluma | 131893 | Poecilosclerida | Cladorhizidae | 182 |
| Farrea occa | 134391 | Sceptrulophora | Farreidae | 82 |
| Haliclona (Gellius) | 131922 | Haplosclerida | Chalinidae | 299 |
| Heterochone calyx | 171636 | Sceptrulophora | Aphrocallistidae | 123 |
| Hexactinella | 132110 | Sceptrulophora | Tretodictyidae | 7 |
| Hyalonema (Corynonema) populiferum | 171425 | Amphidiscosida | Hyalonematidae | 4 |
| Latrunculia (Latrunculia) | 231637 | Poecilosclerida | Latrunculiidae | 9 |
| Mycale | 131907 | Poecilosclerida | Mycalidae | 82 |
| Poecillastra | 132016 | Tetractinellida | Vulcanellidae | 15 |
| Polymastia | 132046 | Polymastiida | Polymastiidae | 172 |
| Porifera | 558 | NA | NA | 2874 |
| Rhizaxinella gadus | 170824 | Suberitida | Suberitidae | 3 |
| Thenea muricata | 134106 | Tetractinellida | Theneidae | 30 |
Fish Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no fish taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agonidae | 125588 | Perciformes | Agonidae | 44 |
| Alepocephalus tenebrosus | 272849 | Alepocephaliformes | Alepocephalidae | 7 |
| Anarrhichthys ocellatus | 279605 | Perciformes | Anarhichadidae | 1 |
| Anoplopoma fimbria | 159463 | Perciformes | Anoplopomatidae | 12 |
| Antimora | 125763 | Gadiformes | Moridae | 4 |
| Bathyagonus nigripinnis | 254505 | Perciformes | Agonidae | 7 |
| Bathyraja interrupta | 271515 | Rajiformes | Arhynchobatidae | 1 |
| Bathyraja trachura | 271538 | Rajiformes | Arhynchobatidae | 6 |
| Beringraja rhina | 1461133 | Rajiformes | Rajidae | 4 |
| Bothrocara brunneum | 279397 | Perciformes | Zoarcidae | 2 |
| Caliraja stellulata | 1803740 | Rajiformes | Rajidae | 1 |
| Cataetyx rubrirostris | 272767 | Ophidiiformes | Bythitidae | 57 |
| Eptatretus | 206895 | Myxiniformes | Myxinidae | 159 |
| Facciolella equatorialis | 271907 | Anguilliformes | Nettastomatidae | 4 |
| Glyptocephalus zachirus | 274287 | Pleuronectiformes | Pleuronectidae | 68 |
| Hydrolagus colliei | 271406 | Chimaeriformes | Chimaeridae | 2 |
| Icelinus | 269476 | Perciformes | Cottidae | 4 |
| Idiacanthus antrostomus | 275151 | Stomiiformes | Stomiidae | 1 |
| Liparidae | 234519 | Perciformes | Liparidae | 6 |
| Lycenchelys crotalinus | 254592 | Perciformes | Zoarcidae | 119 |
| Lycodes cortezianus | 274097 | Perciformes | Zoarcidae | 32 |
| Lycodes diapterus | 254597 | Perciformes | Zoarcidae | 52 |
| Lyopsetta exilis | 281452 | Pleuronectiformes | Pleuronectidae | 4 |
| Macrouridae | 125471 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 41 |
| Merluccius productus | 272458 | Gadiformes | Merlucciidae | 31 |
| Microstomus bathybius | 305684 | Pleuronectiformes | Pleuronectidae | 68 |
| Microstomus pacificus | 274294 | Pleuronectiformes | Pleuronectidae | 403 |
| Myctophidae | 125498 | Myctophiformes | Myctophidae | 20 |
| Nezumia stelgidolepis | 272428 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 3 |
| Ophiodon elongatus | 240745 | Perciformes | Hexagrammidae | 7 |
| Osteichthyes | 152352 | NA | NA | 2 |
| Paricelinus hopliticus | 282147 | Perciformes | Jordaniidae | 1 |
| Pleuronectiformes | 10331 | Pleuronectiformes | NA | 10 |
| Psychrolutes phrictus | 274678 | Perciformes | Psychrolutidae | 1 |
| Raja | 105766 | Rajiformes | Rajidae | 2 |
| Rajiformes | 10216 | Rajiformes | NA | 1 |
| Scyliorhinidae | 105693 | Carcharhiniformes | Scyliorhinidae | 7 |
| Sebastes | 126175 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 7 |
| Sebastes (Sebastosomus) | 1043739 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 90 |
| Sebastes alutus | 254573 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 1 |
| Sebastes aurora | 274774 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 20 |
| Sebastes brevispinis | 274778 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 4 |
| Sebastes chlorostictus | 274781 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 1 |
| Sebastes crameri | 274785 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 21 |
| Sebastes diploproa | 274787 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 158 |
| Sebastes elongatus | 274788 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 3 |
| Sebastes entomelas | 274791 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 2 |
| Sebastes helvomaculatus | 274799 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 228 |
| Sebastes melanostomus | 274819 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 72 |
| Sebastes paucispinis | 274833 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 2 |
| Sebastes phillipsi | 274835 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 4 |
| Sebastes pinniger | 274836 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 17 |
| Sebastes proriger | 274838 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 1 |
| Sebastes ruberrimus | 274844 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 5 |
| Sebastes rubrivinctus | 274845 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 1 |
| Sebastes rufus | 274847 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 7 |
| Sebastes simulator | 274854 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 3 |
| Sebastes wilsoni | 274868 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 73 |
| Sebastes zacentrus | 274869 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 531 |
| Sebastolobus | 270859 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 1998 |
| Sebastolobus alascanus | 282740 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 36 |
| Sebastolobus altivelis | 282741 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 337 |
| Squalus suckleyi | 299224 | Squaliformes | Squalidae | 4 |
| Tetronarce californica | 845703 | Torpediniformes | Torpedinidae | 1 |
| Xeneretmus leiops | 283172 | Perciformes | Agonidae | 1 |
| Zaniolepis frenata | 283208 | Perciformes | Zaniolepididae | 4 |
| Zoarcidae | 125575 | Perciformes | Zoarcidae | 185 |
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