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Oceana, Shearwater, August 2016
- Dataset ID: Oceana_SW_16-08
- Database Version: 20251001-0
- Data Provider: Oceana and Marine Applied Research & Exploration (MARE)
- Data Contact: Shester, Geoff and Rosen, Dirk
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Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Pacific
- Fishery Management Council Region(s): Pacific
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): California Current
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Southern California Bight, Northern California
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 32.37146
- Maximum Latitude: 33.97959
- Minimum Longitude: -119.9119
- Maximum Longitude: -118.46939
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 3,149
- Number of coral records: 903
- Number of sponge records: 2,246
- Records with images: 0
- Record type(s): video observation
- Minimum depth (meters): 126
- Maximum depth (meters): 381
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 2016 to 2016
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 Oceana, Shearwater, August 2016 and was provided by Shester, Geoff and Rosen, Dirk. 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 Oceana and Marine Applied Research & Exploration (MARE) records collected by ROV conducted from 2016-2016 in the California Current. Further information can be found at: https://usa.oceana.org/sites/default/files/exploring_the_living_seafloor_report_med_res_spreads.pdf
Collection methodogy details:
See link for methods.
Link: https://usa.oceana.org/sites/default/files/exploring_the_living_seafloor_report_med_res_spreads.pdf
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Data Set Level Citation
Oceana and Marine Applied Research & Exploration (MARE). Observation date range: 2016 to 2016. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Shester, Geoff. DSCRTP Dataset ID: Oceana_SW_16-08. Database version: 20251001-0.
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Expedition Details
| SurveyID | Vessel | VehicleName | SamplingEquipment | RecordType |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Shearwater 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: 903
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| class | 4 % |
| genus | 90 % |
| species | 6 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 2,246
| Taxon rank | Percent of all sponge records |
|---|---|
| phylum | 100 % |
| species | 0 % |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthogorgia | 125293 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 148 |
| Antipathes | 103302 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 34 |
| Balticina californica | 1392940 | Scleralcyonacea | Balticinidae | 6 |
| Heteropolypus ritteri | 724715 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 36 |
| Leptogorgia chilensis | 286222 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 1 |
| Octocorallia | 1341 | NA | NA | 37 |
| Paragorgia | 125326 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 22 |
| Plumarella | 177839 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 377 |
| Stylatula elongata | 286695 | Scleralcyonacea | Virgulariidae | 8 |
| Swiftia | 125314 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 227 |
| Virgularia | 128503 | Scleralcyonacea | Virgulariidae | 7 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porifera | 558 | NA | NA | 2243 |
| Spheciospongia confoederata | 170531 | Clionaida | Clionaidae | 2 |
| Tethya aurantium | 134311 | Tethyida | Tethyidae | 1 |