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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Velero IV, September 2008
- Dataset ID: NOAA_VO-08-09
- Database Version: 20260416-1
- Data Provider: NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
- Data Contact: Yoklavich, Mary: mary.yoklavich@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: 36.01797
- Maximum Latitude: 36.82662
- Minimum Longitude: -122.00358
- Maximum Longitude: -121.58592
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 6,337
- Number of coral records: 4,838
- Number of sponge records: 1,499
- Records with images: 0
- Record type(s): video observation
- Minimum depth (meters): 23
- Maximum depth (meters): 326
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 2,144
- Time frame: 2008 to 2008
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, Velero IV, September 2008 and was provided by Yoklavich, Mary: mary.yoklavich@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, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Santa Cruz records collected by submersible conducted from 2008-2008 in the California Current. Further information can be found at: https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/sites/default/files/R_MPA-3%20Starr-Yoklavich.pdf
Collection methodogy details:
See link for methods.
Link: https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/sites/default/files/R_MPA-3%20Starr-Yoklavich.pdf
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Data Set Level Citation
NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center. Observation date range: 2008 to 2008. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Yoklavich, Mary | Starr, R.. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_VO-08-09. Database version: 20260416-1.
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Expedition Details
| SurveyID | Vessel | VehicleName | SamplingEquipment | RecordType |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central California IMPACT Baseline Cruises | Velero IV R/V | Delta DSR/V | submersible | video observation |
Taxonomic Summary
Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.
Corals
Number of coral records: 4,838
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| order | 80 % |
| family | 1 % |
| genus | 1 % |
| species | 13 % |
| NA | 5 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 1,499
| Taxon rank | Percent of all sponge records |
|---|---|
| phylum | 94 % |
| genus | 2 % |
| species | 4 % |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balticina californica | 1392940 | Scleralcyonacea | Balticinidae | 116 |
| Callistephanus | 1473059 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 1 |
| Chromoplexaura marki | 724231 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 125 |
| Desmophyllum pertusum | 1245747 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 6 |
| Heteropolypus ritteri | 724715 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 13 |
| Malacalcyonacea | 1609357 | Malacalcyonacea | NA | 3869 |
| Pennatulidae | 128484 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 46 |
| Pennatuloidea | 1609360 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 247 |
| Placogorgia | 125312 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 1 |
| Ptilosarcus | 267795 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 23 |
| Stylaster californicus | 285860 | Anthoathecata | Stylasteridae | 391 |
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 | 54 |
| Heterochone calyx | 171636 | Sceptrulophora | Aphrocallistidae | 1 |
| Poecillastra | 132016 | Tetractinellida | Vulcanellidae | 31 |
| Porifera | 558 | NA | NA | 1410 |
| Xestospongia | 131849 | Haplosclerida | Petrosiidae | 3 |