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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administation, Bell Shimada, SH2209, September, 2022

  • Dataset ID: NOAA_SH-22-09
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • Data Provider: NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
  • 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

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 43.05051
  • Maximum Latitude: 43.8775
  • Minimum Longitude: -124.9344
  • Maximum Longitude: -124.63551

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 1,768
  • Number of coral records: 44
  • Number of sponge records: 62
  • Records with images: 0
  • Record type(s): video observation
  • Minimum depth (meters): 130
  • Maximum depth (meters): 549
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2022 to 2022

Data Set Description: NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center. 2022. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_SH-22-09. DSCRTP Accession ID: NOAA_SH-22-09. Record type: video observation. Vessel(s): Bell M. Shimada R/V. Sampling vehicle: Beagle ROV. Survey ID: SH2209. Principle investigator: Clarke, Liz. Data contact: Watters, Diana: . Reporter: Watters, Diana. Repository: NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center.

Collection methodogy details:

Methods not available.
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Data Set Level Citation

NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center. Observation date range: 2022 to 2022. 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. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_SH-22-09. Database version: 20260416-1.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID Vessel VehicleName SamplingEquipment RecordType
SH2209 Bell M. Shimada R/V Beagle ROV ROV video observation

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 44

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
family 25 %
genus 20 %
species 50 %
NA 5 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 62

Taxon rank Percent of all
sponge records
phylum 53 %
genus 27 %
subgenus 19 %

Fishes

Number of fish records: 1,662

Taxon rank Percent of all
fish records
order 11 %
family 2 %
genus 19 %
species 68 %
NA 0 %

Coral Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Callistephanus pacificus 1567760 Malacalcyonacea Gorgoniidae 15
Heteropolypus ritteri 724715 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 7
Paragorgia 125326 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 9
Pennatuloidea 1609360 Scleralcyonacea NA 2
Plexauridae 125277 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 11

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Aphrocallistes 132099 Sceptrulophora Aphrocallistidae 2
Haliclona (Gellius) 131922 Haplosclerida Chalinidae 12
Poecillastra 132016 Tetractinellida Vulcanellidae 3
Polymastia 132046 Polymastiida Polymastiidae 12
Porifera 558 NA NA 33

Fish Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Agonidae 125588 Perciformes Agonidae 13
Agonopsis vulsa 279522 Perciformes Agonidae 1
Ammodytes hexapterus 254510 Perciformes Ammodytidae 12
Anoplopoma fimbria 159463 Perciformes Anoplopomatidae 54
Beringraja rhina 1461133 Rajiformes Rajidae 2
Bothrocara brunneum 279397 Perciformes Zoarcidae 3
Cataetyx rubrirostris 272767 Ophidiiformes Bythitidae 4
Clupea pallasii 151159 Clupeiformes Clupeidae 1
Entosphenus tridentatus 314348 Petromyzontiformes Petromyzontidae 1
Eopsetta jordani 280690 Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae 56
Eptatretus 206895 Myxiniformes Myxinidae 50
Glyptocephalus zachirus 274287 Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae 74
Hydrolagus colliei 271406 Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae 26
Icelinus 269476 Perciformes Cottidae 9
Icelinus filamentosus 281136 Perciformes Cottidae 4
Icelinus tenuis 281142 Perciformes Cottidae 1
Lycodes cortezianus 274097 Perciformes Zoarcidae 1
Lycodes diapterus 254597 Perciformes Zoarcidae 11
Lyconema barbatum 281449 Perciformes Zoarcidae 2
Lyopsetta exilis 281452 Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae 176
Macrouridae 125471 Gadiformes Macrouridae 3
Merluccius productus 272458 Gadiformes Merlucciidae 11
Microstomus bathybius 305684 Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae 35
Microstomus pacificus 274294 Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae 126
Myctophidae 125498 Myctophiformes Myctophidae 2
Ophiodon elongatus 240745 Perciformes Hexagrammidae 2
Osteichthyes 152352 NA NA 5
Parophrys vetulus 254393 Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae 20
Plectobranchus evides 282283 Perciformes Stichaeidae 2
Pleuronectiformes 10331 Pleuronectiformes NA 189
Raja 105766 Rajiformes Rajidae 2
Rajiformes 10216 Rajiformes NA 1
Rathbunella 270703 Perciformes Bathymasteridae 1
Ronquilus jordani 282629 Perciformes Bathymasteridae 6
Scyliorhinidae 105693 Carcharhiniformes Scyliorhinidae 2
Sebastes 126175 Perciformes Sebastidae 2
Sebastes chlorostictus 274781 Perciformes Sebastidae 4
Sebastes elongatus 274788 Perciformes Sebastidae 76
Sebastes goodei 274798 Perciformes Sebastidae 2
Sebastes helvomaculatus 274799 Perciformes Sebastidae 24
Sebastes jordani 274806 Perciformes Sebastidae 7
Sebastes ruberrimus 274844 Perciformes Sebastidae 1
Sebastes saxicola 274848 Perciformes Sebastidae 10
Sebastes wilsoni 274868 Perciformes Sebastidae 3
Sebastes zacentrus 274869 Perciformes Sebastidae 325
Sebastolobus 270859 Perciformes Sebastidae 252
Sebastolobus alascanus 282740 Perciformes Sebastidae 10
Sebastolobus altivelis 282741 Perciformes Sebastidae 29
Xeneretmus latifrons 283171 Perciformes Agonidae 3
Zoarcidae 125575 Perciformes Zoarcidae 6

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