Field Definitions for NOAA’s National Database for Deep-sea Corals and Sponges (database version: 20221213-0)

FieldOrder	FieldName	FieldDescription	ValidValues
3	ShallowFlag	A value of 1 denotes a coral or sponge record where DepthInMeters is correct but it is less than 50 meters. A value of 0 denotes a coral that has a correct DepthInMeters greater than or equal to 50 meters.	1; 0; -999
4	DatabaseVersion	Version of the entire database indicated as a date-based version in the format YYYYMMDD-<iteration>. Example: '20190226-0' for the version created on February 26, 2019. The zero on the end indicates the iteration number on that day. If another version of the database was created on that same day, it would be indicated as '20190226-1'.	[value]
5	DatasetID	Standardized identifier for each dataset within the larger database. This field is used as the primary grouping variable for associating records together and for creating the dataset dashboards	[value]
6	CatalogNumber	Unique record identifier controlled by the DSCRTP. It is persistent and the numbers are retired if records are deleted from the database.	[value]; -999
7	SampleID	The primary identification label or code of the specimen or catch record exactly as reported by the 'DataProvider'. This field, along with 'TrackingID', is used to establish record provenance at the 'DataProvider' institution. Image-based records should also have a SampleID that is a filename or other identifier chosen by the 'DataProvider'. SampleID should be the primary link back to the original database owned by the 'DataProvider'. An individual SampleID can be repeated. For example, there may be multiple taxa in an single image that would require separate records, so that the same SampleID (ID of the image) may be listed multiple times.	[value]
8	TrackingID	Additional ID of the sample or observation provided by the "DataProvider" (e.g. an additional ID of the occurrence used during field activities or other sample tracking). May be used to indicate transects within an "EventID".	[value]; NA
9	ImageURL	URL that points to the image on the DSC portal or appropriate archive that displays the specimen of record. In the case of records submitted to the Program, this record is based on the image file indicated in the ImageFilePath variable. This value is created by the Program.	[value]; NA
10	HighlightImageURL	URL that points to the highlight image hosted on the DSC portal or appropriate archive that displays the specimen of record. A highlight image is one that is an especially good representative image of the taxa as determined by the 'DataProvider'. In the case of records submitted to the Program, this record is based on the image file indicated in the HighlightImageFilePath variable. This value is created by the Program. If this image is null, then it is assumed that the imagery associated with this record is not particularly notable. This image URL can be the same as that reported in 'ImageURL', but does not necessarily have to be the same image.	[value]; NA
11	Citation	A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with the Occurrence. Equivalent to the term associatedReferences in Darwin Core. Multiple citations should be separated by the pipe character with a leading a trailing space, ' \| '. The preferred style guide is Chicago/Turabian. Michigan State University Libraries publishes a helpful guide on how to cite data at the following link: http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/citedata.	[value]
12	Repository	Location where the physical sample, or image is stored. This may be a museum, if samples are physical (e.g., 'Smithsonian NMNH') or it may be an institution (e.g., 'NOAA Central Library') that maintains master copies of images or video.	[value]; NA
13	ScientificName	Taxonomic identification of the sample as a Latin binomial (e.g., Primnoa pacifica), or lowest practical level (e.g., Primnoidae).	[value]
14	VerbatimScientificName	The 'ScientificName' exactly as reported by the 'DataProvider'.	[value], NA
15	VernacularNameCategory	Common (vernacular) name category of the organism. (This is assigned by DSCRTP data management processes)	stony coral (cup coral); stony coral (branching); stony coral (unspecified); black coral; gold coral; gorgonian coral; soft coral; alcyonacean (unspecified); sea pen; lace coral; stoloniferan coral; lithotelestid coral; longhorn hydrozoan coral; other coral-like hydrozoan; sponge (unspecified); glass sponge; demosponge; calcareous sponge; homoscleromorph sponge
16	VernacularName	Common name(s) of the observed species.	[value]; NA
17	TaxonRank	The TaxonRank term is a companion to the ScientificName term. TaxonRank identifies the level in the taxonomic hierarchy of the ScientificName term.	phylum; class; subclass; order; suborder; family; subfamily; genus; subgenus; species; subspecies; forma; variety
18	AphiaID	AphiaID of 'ScientificName' from World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Access these numeric codes are here: http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php.	[value]; -999
19	LifeScienceIdentifier	Life Science Identifiers are a way to name and locate pieces of information on the web. Essentially, an LSID is a unique identifier for some data, and the LSID protocol specifies a standard way to locate the data (as well as a standard way of describing that data). They are a little like DOIs used by many publishers. An LSID is represented as a uniform resource name (URN) with the following format: 'urn:lsid:Authority:Namespace:ObjectID[:Version]'. An example using WoRMS where genus = 'Thesea': 'urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125315'. When searched on common web search services, this LSID provides a clear link to this resource. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125315. This value is assigned by DSCRTP and uses the WoRMS database as the primary authority.	[value]; NA
20	Phylum	The Phylum in which the taxon is classified.	[value]; NA
21	Class	The Class in which the taxon is classified.	[value]; NA
22	Subclass	The Subclass in which the taxon is classified.	[value]; NA
23	Order	The Order in which the taxon is classified.	[value]; NA
24	Suborder	The Suborder in which the taxon is classified.	[value]; NA
25	Family	The Family in which the taxon is classified.	[value]; NA
26	Subfamily	The Subfamily in which the taxon is classified.	[value]; NA
27	Genus	The Genus in which the taxon is classified.	[value]; NA
28	Subgenus	The Subgenus in which the taxon is classified.	[value]; NA
29	Species	The specific epithet in which the taxon is classified.	[value]; NA
30	Subspecies	The Subspecies in which the taxon is classified.	[value]; NA
31	ScientificNameAuthorship	Author who originally described the species or subspecies. The author should be consistent with AphiaID and TaxonRank.	[value]; NA
32	TypeStatus	The type status (e.g., holotype, paratype, etc.), if any, of the specimen. Additional information (e.g., typified scientific name, publication) should be included in 'IdentificationComments'.	Holotype; Paratype; Syntype; Lectotype; Paralectotype; Neotype; Allotype; Hypotype; NA
33	OperationalTaxonomicUnit	An operational taxonomic unit (OTU) is an operational identifier used to classify groups of closely related individuals. OTU is a pragmatic identifier to group individuals by similarity, equivalent to, but not necessarily in line with classical Linnaean taxonomy or modern evolutionary taxonomy. This field does not currently have a recommended set of valid values and can be used differently by separate research groups. See related variables, 'Morphospecies' and 'CombinedNameID'.	[value]; -999
34	Morphospecies	A taxonomic species characteristic determined based wholly on observed morphological differences from related species. This field allows the 'DataProvider' to record the the extra detail needed to distinguish among different looking organisms of the same 'ScientificName'. For example, it is common within a given survey that a coral or sponge is clearly identifiable to the 'TaxonRank' of 'genus'. By visual inspection the analyst may also notice morphological differences that are evident, but not diagnostic enough to assigned to 'TaxonRank' of 'species. These morphological notations, e.g. 'msp1, msp2, msp3, or in the case of sponges encrusting, vase, fig, sponge, massive globose etc., may be placed in 'Morphospecies'. This field does not currently have a recommended set of valid values and can be used differently by separate research groups. See related variables, 'OperationalTaxonomicUnit' and 'CombinedNameID'.	[value]; NA
35	CombinedNameID	A simple concatenation of 'ScientificName' and 'Morphospecies'.	[value]; NA
36	Synonyms	Other scientific names used for the specimen or observation, including outdated or synonymized names for the taxon, alternate spellings, or previous identifications.	[value]; NA
37	IdentificationComments	Comments and other info about the characteristics (e.g., color) or taxonomy of the of the sampled or observed organism. If the record is of a type specimen (e.g., holotype), this should be identified in this field along with the associated scientific name and citation.	[value]; NA
38	IdentifiedBy	Name of individual or institution that assigned the 'ScientificName.' Desired format is 'LastName, FirstName' or a list of names delimited by the pipe character with a leading a trailing space, ' \| '.	[value]; NA
39	IdentificationDate	UTC date (YYYY-MM-DD). Date on which the sample was identified. If day or month is unknown, use YYYY-MM or YYYY.	YYYY-MM-DD; NA
40	IdentificationQualifier	Taxonomic identification method and level of expertise. Desired format would be along the following lines: 'genetic ID'; 'morphological ID from sample by taxonomic expert'; 'ID by expert from image'; 'ID by non-expert from video'; etc. An additional qualifier may be included (e.g., 'ID Uncertain').	[value]; NA
41	IdentificationVerificationStatus	IdentificationVerificationStatus - Score of the quality of the identification. 1 = identified from image only, 2 = identified from image and physical specimens sampled from the same region, 3 = identified from image and that specific physical specimen.	1;2;3;-999
42	AssociatedSequences	Additional ID of samples where genetic sequences have been submitted to GenBank, for example. Multiple sequences may be separated by the pipe character with a leading a trailing space, ' \| '.	[value]; NA
43	Ocean	Ocean basin where the observation or sample was collected.	Arctic; North Atlantic; South Atlantic; North Pacific; South Pacific; Indian; Southern
44	LargeMarineEcosystem	Large Marine Ecosystem using designations set forth at http://geonetwork.vliz.be/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/acc70a46-6a47-411c-9815-436234daba0d. 'NA' = outside of LME boundary. This field is calculated by the Program based on occurrence location.	[list of LME's]; NA
45	Country	Country in whose Exclusive Economic Zone the observation or sample was collected , based on Exclusive Economic Zones Boundaries (EEZ) [World EEZ v7 (2012-11-20)] from http://marineregions.org/downloads.php .	[value]; NA
46	FishCouncilRegion	U.S. Fisheries Management Council (FMC) region where the occurrence is located. In cases of boundary overlap, two councils can be listed separated by the pipe character with a leading a trailing space, ' \| '. If the occurrence is in state waters, the adjacent FMC region will be listed. For a map, see: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/management/councils/ .	North Pacific; Pacific; Western Pacific; Gulf of Mexico; South Atlantic; Caribbean; Mid-Atlantic; New England; NA
47	Locality	A specific named place or named feature of origin for the specimen or observation (e.g., Dixon Entrance, Diaphus Bank, or Sur Ridge). Multiple locality names can be separated by the pipe symbol,' \| ', arranged in a list from largest to smallest area (e.g., Gulf of Mexico; West Florida Shelf, Pulley Ridge).	[value]; NA
48	Latitude	Latitude in decimal degrees where the sample or observation was collected. Precision should be the same as that originally reported. Geographic coordinate system should be WGS1984. Use 'NavType' and 'LocationAccuracy' to report measurement method and accuracy, respectively. Use 'LocationComments' to make addtional notes about location determination.	[value]
49	Longitude	Longitude in decimal degrees where the sample or observation was collected. Precision should be the same as that originally reported. Geographic coordinate system should be WGS1984. Use 'NavType' and 'LocationAccuracy' to report measurement method and accuracy, respectively. Use 'LocationComments' to make addtional notes about location determination.	[value]
50	DepthInMeters	Best single depth value for sample as a positive value in meters.	[value]
51	DepthMethod	Select method by which best singular depth in meters (DepthInMeters) was determined. Place method details in 'LocationComments'. Select 'averaged' when start and stop depths were averaged. Select 'assigned' when depth was derived from bathymetry at the location. Select 'reported' when depth was reported based on instrumentation or described in literature.	averaged; assigned; reported
52	MinimumDepthInMeters	Positive integer used to express the minimum depth of the observation. If 'DataProvider' gives a single depth, the 'MinimumDepthInMeters' and 'MaximumDepthInMeters' will be equal. If no depth information was provided, both the min and max terms will be -999.	[value], -999
53	MaximumDepthInMeters	Positive integer used to express the maximum depth of the observation. If 'DataProvider' gives a single depth, the 'MinimumDepthInMeters' and 'MaximumDepthInMeters' will be equal. If no depth information was provided, both the min and max terms will be -999.	[value], -999
54	LocationComments	Comments and other info about how the location (including depth) was determined. Also comment on any uncertainty regarding the geographic or depth coordinates.	[value]; NA
55	ObservationDate	Date formatted as YYYY-MM-DD. If month or day is unknown use YYYY-MM or YYYY. Please convert from local date to Universal Time Code (UTC). In some rare cases, the 'ObservationDate' is unknown, as for some museum records. Every effort should be made to recover 'ObservationDate' if missing.	YYYY-MM-DD; YYYY-MM; YYYY; NA
56	ObservationYear	Year the observation was made in YYYY format (or beginning year of a range, if exact year is unknown).	YYYY; NA
57	ObservationTime	Time as hh:mm:ss when the sample/observation occurred. Use UTC.	hh:mm:ss; NA
58	SurveyID	Name or ID of the cruise or project in which the sample or observation was collected (e.g, 'EX1202L2' or 'Lophelia II: Reefs, Rigs, and Wrecks'). Many events ('EventID') can be associated with one survey ('SurveyID'). Every effort should be made to use a 'SurveyID' which is standard for the vessel or program. The 'SurveyID' will often be referred to as 'cruise ID' in common communication.	[value]
59	Vessel	Name of the vessel used for collecting the sample or observation. Provide the full name of the vessel, in plain text with no prefix, e.g; 'Ronald H. Brown'. A list of valid vessel names is maintained by DSCRTP to standardize the vessel naming convention.	[value]; NA
60	PI	Principal Investigator or Chief Scientist of the cruise during which the sample was collected, or individual who collected the sample. Desired format is 'LastName, FirstName'.	[value]; NA
61	PIAffiliation	Affiliation of the Principal Investigator. Well established acronyms or abbreviations are acceptable (e.g., MBARI or WHOI).	[value]; NA
62	Purpose	Purpose of the cruise during which the sample or observation was collected (e.g. 'deep-sea coral survey', 'exploration', or 'groundfish survey').	[value]; NA
63	SurveyComments	Comments and other information about the cruise/survey or programs sponsoring the cruise/survey.	[value]; NA
64	Station	Reference ID of the station where the sample or observation was collected. For example, '78G9-III'.	[value]; NA
65	EventID	ID of the survey event (e.g., dive number, transect, or trawl haul number) on which the sample was made.	[value]; NA
66	SamplingEquipment	Method of data collection.	ROV; AUV; submersible; drop camera; towed camera; trawl; net; dredge; longline; pot; hook and line; grab; corer; SCUBA; other; epibenthic sled
67	VehicleName	Name or ID of the AUV, ROV, submersible, etc. used to collect sample (e.g., 'Jason II'). Provide the full name of the vehicle, in plain text with no prefix. Use the field 'SamplingEquipment' to indicate vehicle type. A list of valid vehicle names is maintained by DSCRTP to verify and standardize data entries in this field.	[value]; NA
68	SampleAreaInSquareMeters	The area in square meters, if projected vertically to a plane representing the seafloor surface, of the sample space in which the observation was made. Use 'footprintWKT' field to specify the exact shape of the sampling space.	[value]; -999
69	footprintWKT	A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the shape (footprint, geometry) that defines the sample area. As an example, for downward looking or oblique still images, this would be a polygon representing the footprint of the viewable area (an orthogonal projection using the sea floor as the projection plane). For a video transect, this would be a polygon that represents the footprint of the entire viewable area throughout the length of the video. To report the actual area of the sample, see 'SampleAreaInSquareMeters'. Also please report 'footprintSRS' if you report 'footprintWKT'. Example: the one-degree bounding box with opposite corners at (longitude=10, latitude=20) and (longitude=11, latitude=21) would be expressed in well-known text as POLYGON ((10 20, 11 20, 11 21, 10 21, 10 20)). For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:footprintWKT	[value]; NA
70	footprintSRS	A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the Spatial Reference System (SRS) for the footprintWKT of the Location. Do not use this term to describe the SRS of the Latitude and Longitude, even if it is the same as for the footprintWKT. 'footprintSRS' must always be populated if 'footprintWKT' is given. Example: The WKT for the standard WGS84 SRS (EPSG:4326) is "GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]" without the enclosing quotes. For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:footprintSRS	[value]; NA
71	IndividualCount	Number of individuals (e.g., sponges or non-colonial corals), colonies (e.g., octocorals, black corals) or patches (e.g., framework forming corals where individual colonies cannot be distinguished) as a positive integer. If categorical, use 'CategoricalAbundance' . Write -999 if no count is available for presence-only data. Add 'present' to the 'CategoricalAbundance' field.	[positive integers]; -999
72	CategoricalAbundance	Abundance category of corals/sponges of the same ScientificName at the sample location. If data is presence only, write 'present' in CategoricalAbundance and set IndividualCount = '-999'.	present; 1; 2-10; 11-20; 21-50; 51-100; >100; NA
73	Density	Number of individuals (or colonies) per square meter for an observation.	[value], -999
74	Cover	Percent of sampled area covered by organism of interest. This field is generally used for framework-forming stony corals for which individual counts are difficult.	[positive integers from 0-100], -999
75	VerbatimSize	This field is used to store the originally reported Size value if they were not in our required format. If the data provider is available to provide values in our required format, then that is preferable.	[value]; NA
76	MinimumSize	Minimum size of the taxon observed. Methods for determining size (e.g., height or maximum diameter) should be noted in 'OccurrenceComments.'	[value]; -999
77	MaximumSize	Maximum size of the taxon observed. Methods for determining size (e.g., height or maximum diameter) should be noted in 'OccurrenceComments.'	[value]; -999
78	WeightInKg	The recorded weight in kilograms of the individuals in the observation. Use 'OccurrenceComments' for weight methods (e.g., dry weight), calculation or estimation procedures, or other details applied in determining weight.	[value], -999
79	Condition	Condition of the organism (coral or sponge) when collected or observed. Use 'Damaged' when greater than 20 % of the colony is damaged. If both live and dead organisms are present, use 'Live'.	Live; Damaged; Dead; NA
80	AssociatedTaxa	Notable organisms that co-occur with the coral or sponge observation. A list of organisms may be separated by the pipe character with a leading a trailing space, ' \| '. Commercially fished species are of particular interest to regional fishery management councils. Methods for determining association (e.g., “touching” or “fish within one meter”) should be noted in 'OccurrenceComments.'	[value]; NA
81	OccurrenceComments	Biological or other detail about the observation event that is not addressed elsewhere (e.g. fishing debris). May be remarks from a corresponding column in original data, or 'IndividualCount' values reported as text 'few scattered', or 'pieces' when integers are expected.	[value], NA
82	StartLatitude	Starting latitude in decimal degrees for observations or samples collected over a distance (e.g., trawls, transects). Precision should be the same as that originally reported; ideally to five decimal places. Geographic coordinate system should be WGS1984. Use 'NavType' and 'LocationAccuracy' to report measurement method and accuracy, respectively. Use 'LocationComments' to make addtional notes about location determination.	[value], -999
83	StartLongitude	Starting longitude in decimal degrees for observations or samples collected over a distance (e.g., trawls, transects). Precision should be the same as that originally reported; ideally to five decimal places. Geographic coordinate system should be WGS1984. Use 'NavType' and 'LocationAccuracy' to report measurement method and accuracy, respectively. Use 'LocationComments' to make addtional notes about location determination.	[value], -999
84	EndLatitude	Ending latitude in decimal degrees for observations or samples collected over a distance (e.g., trawls, transects). Precision should be the same as that originally reported; ideally to five decimal places. Geographic coordinate system should be WGS1984. Use 'NavType' and 'LocationAccuracy' to report measurement method and accuracy, respectively. Use 'LocationComments' to make addtional notes about location determination.	[value], -999
85	EndLongitude	Ending longitude in decimal degrees for observations or samples collected over a distance (e.g., trawls, transects). Precision should be the same as that originally reported; ideally to five decimal places. Geographic coordinate system should be WGS1984. Use 'NavType' and 'LocationAccuracy' to report measurement method and accuracy, respectively. Use 'LocationComments' to make addtional notes about location determination.	[value], -999
88	LocationAccuracy	The horizontal distance (in meters) from the given Latitude and Longitude that describes the range of error in the position. Leave the value empty if the uncertainty is unknown or cannot be estimated. Zero is not a valid value for this term.	20m; 50m; 100m; 500m; 1000m; >1000m
89	NavType	Navigation type used to determine coordinates (e.g., 'USBL' or 'ship GPS'). Further detail on NavType can be captured in 'LocationComments'	ship GPS; USBL; LORAN; other
90	OtherData	Other data types collected on the same event where this sample was taken. List of data types separated by a comma (e.g.'CTD, push cores').	[value]; NA
91	Habitat	A description of the geological and biotic environment in which the organism was sampled or observed, described in plain language, preferably in a manner consistent with Coastal and Marine Classification Standard (CMECS) or other regional habitat classification standards. Methods should be reported in 'OccurrenceComments'.	[value]; NA
92	Substrate	Attachment or contact substrate (e.g., dropstone, outcrop, or boulder) of the organism observed. The purpose is to distinguish habitat (like a sandy plain) from attachment point (for instance, a dropstone in a sandy plain). Methods or classification system should be reported in 'OccurrenceComments'.	[value]; NA
93	CMECSGeoForm	Tectonic or geologic features, such as shelf, canyon, or seamount. See the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard catalog for description https://www.cmecscatalog.org/cmecs/index.jsp .	see CMECS
94	CMECSSubstrate	Geologic or biogenic substrate. See the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard catalog for description https://www.cmecscatalog.org/cmecs/index.jsp .	see CMECS
95	CMECSBiotic	Biotic community present at the observation site. See the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard catalog for description https://www.cmecscatalog.org/cmecs/index.jsp .	see CMECS
96	Temperature	Temperature in degrees Celsius for 'EventID'. Use best value or averaged value. Methods should be reported in 'OccurrenceComments'.	[value]; -999
97	Salinity	Salinity in PSU for 'EventID'. Use best value or averaged value. Methods should be reported in 'OccurrenceComments'.	[value]; -999
98	Oxygen	Dissolved oxygen in mL/L for EventID. Use best value or averaged value. Methods should be reported in 'OccurrenceComments'.	[value]; -999
99	pH	pH value in units of total pH. Methods should be reported in 'OccurrenceComments'.	[value]; -999
100	pHscale	Scale used to measure pH. Methods should be reported in 'OccurrenceComments'.	total; NBS; seawater; free; NA
101	pCO2	Partial pressure of CO2 in seawater, units = microatmospheres. Methods should be reported in 'OccurrenceComments'.	[value]; -999
102	TA	Total alkalinity, units should be micromoles per kilogram. Methods should be reported in 'OccurrenceComments'.	[value]; -999
103	DIC	Dissolved inorganic carbon, units should be micromoles per kilogram. Methods should be reported in 'OccurrenceComments'.	[value]; -999
104	RecordType	Denotes the origin and type of record. The options are: published literature ('literature'); a collected specimen, including those from literature ('specimen'); observation from a still image ('still image'); observation from video ('video observation'); cumulative observation from a video transect ('video transect'); notation without a specimen or image ('notation'); or observation from trawl surveys, longline surveys, and/or observer records ('catch record').	literature; specimen; still image; video observation; still image transect; video transect; catch record
107	DataProvider	Identifies the originator of the data. This is the institution, publication, or individual, who ultimately deserves credit for acquiring or aggregating the data and making it available. A single institution or individual is preferred multiple. When an individual is listed, use 'Last Name, First Name' format. Publications should be abbreviated as such, 'Pante et al. 2012'.	[value]
108	DataContact	The name and e-mail of the individual who is the primary representative of the 'DataProvider'. The preferred format is 'Last Name, First Name; e-mail'. 'DataProvider' and 'DataContact' may be the same person, if 'DataProvider' is an individual and not an institution.	[value]
109	Modified	The most recent date the DataProvider updated or verified the record. Format: YYYY-MM-DD. If the DataProvider does not record or provide this information, the date the record became available to NOAA will be used.	YYYY-MM-DD
111	WebSite	World Wide Web link (URL) to an online resource for the 'SurveyEvent' (e.g., a web page devoted to this dataset or expedition). Multiple URLs can be listed and they should be separated the pipe character with a leading a trailing space, ' \| '.	valid URL; NA
118	gisCRMDepth	GIS derived depth (bathymetry is Coastal Relief Model)	[value], -999
119	gisGEBCODepth	GIS-derived depth at the reported 'Latitude' and 'Longitude'. The GEBCO_2020 grid is used. https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/	[value], -999
120	gisEtopoDepth	GIS derived depth (bathymetry is ETOPO1) .	[value], -999
126	gisMEOW	GIS derived Marine Ecoregions of the World, MEOW (Spalding et al., 2007) see: https://www.marineregions.org/sources.php#meow.	[value], NA

Field Definitions for NOAA’s National Database for Deep-sea Corals and Sponges (database version: 20221213-0)

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