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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Shearwater, June 2013
- Dataset ID: NOAA_SW-13-06
- Database Version: 20251001-0
- Data Provider: NOAA, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment
- Data Contact: Etnoyer, Peter: peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov
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Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Pacific
- Fishery Management Council Region(s): Pacific
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): California Current
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Northern California
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 33.88538
- Maximum Latitude: 34.03336
- Minimum Longitude: -120.59812
- Maximum Longitude: -119.8746
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 1,209
- Number of coral records: 528
- Number of sponge records: 681
- Records with images: 0
- Record type(s): still image
- Minimum depth (meters): 329
- Maximum depth (meters): 536
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 2013 to 2013
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, Shearwater, June 2013 and was provided by Etnoyer, Peter: peter.etnoyer@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, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment records collected by ROV conducted from 2013-2013 in the California Current. Further information can be found at: ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/data.nodc/coris/library/NOAA/DSCRTP/Other/Channel_Islands_2013_Deep_Sea_Coral_Cruise_Addendum_Report_Final.pdf
Collection methodogy details:
See link for methods.
Link: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/DSCRTP/Other/Channel_Islands_2013_Deep_Sea_Coral_Cruise_Addendum_Report_Final.pdf
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Data Set Level Citation
NOAA, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment. Observation date range: 2013 to 2013. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Katz, Steve. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_SW-13-06. Database version: 20251001-0.
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Expedition Details
| SurveyID | Vessel | VehicleName | SamplingEquipment | RecordType |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SW-13-06 | Shearwater R/V | Beagle ROV | ROV | still image |
Taxonomic Summary
Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.
Corals
Number of coral records: 528
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| order | 8 % |
| family | 6 % |
| genus | 44 % |
| species | 32 % |
| NA | 10 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 681
| Taxon rank | Percent of all sponge records |
|---|---|
| class | 30 % |
| family | 22 % |
| genus | 31 % |
| subgenus | 17 % |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelogorgia phyllosclera | 289357 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 53 |
| Antipatharia | 22549 | Antipatharia | NA | 7 |
| Antipathes | 103302 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 2 |
| Antipathes dendrochristos | 283893 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 6 |
| Balticina | 146534 | Scleralcyonacea | Balticinidae | 100 |
| Coralliidae | 125280 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 34 |
| Desmophyllum | 135093 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 1 |
| Heteropolypus ritteri | 724715 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 70 |
| Malacalcyonacea | 1609357 | Malacalcyonacea | NA | 35 |
| Pennatula phosphorea | 128517 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 42 |
| Pennatuloidea | 1609360 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 51 |
| Plumarella | 177839 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 97 |
| Swiftia | 125314 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 30 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) | 171991 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 114 |
| Amphilectus | 131933 | Poecilosclerida | Esperiopsidae | 49 |
| Aphrocallistes | 132099 | Sceptrulophora | Aphrocallistidae | 31 |
| Asbestopluma | 131893 | Poecilosclerida | Cladorhizidae | 32 |
| Demospongiae | 164811 | NA | NA | 204 |
| Farrea | 132107 | Sceptrulophora | Farreidae | 4 |
| Heterochone | 171634 | Sceptrulophora | Aphrocallistidae | 17 |
| Hexactinellida | 22612 | NA | NA | 1 |
| Latrunculia (Latrunculia) | 231637 | Poecilosclerida | Latrunculiidae | 1 |
| Mycale | 131907 | Poecilosclerida | Mycalidae | 55 |
| Poecillastra | 132016 | Tetractinellida | Vulcanellidae | 18 |
| Polymastia | 132046 | Polymastiida | Polymastiidae | 5 |
| Rossellidae | 131694 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 150 |