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Deep Water Horizon, Natural Resources Damage Assessment, Walton Smith, June 2014
- Dataset ID: DWH_NRDA_WS-14-06
- Database Version: 20240325-0
- Data Provider: NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration
- Data Contact: Etnoyer, Peter: peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov
Locator Map
Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Atlantic
- Fishery Management Council Region(s): Gulf of Mexico
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Gulf of Mexico
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Northern Gulf of Mexico
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 29.1685
- Maximum Latitude: 29.5062
- Minimum Longitude: -88.3395
- Maximum Longitude: -85.67512
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 1,834
- Number of coral records: 1,834
- Number of sponge records: 0
- Records with images: 130
- Record type(s): video observation, specimen
- Minimum depth (meters): 57
- Maximum depth (meters): 89
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 2014 to 2014
Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data were acquired for the National Database from a research cruise aboard RV Walton Smith, June 2014. The survey was conducted in support of the Natural Resources Damage Assessment for Deep Water Horizon. The data were provided by Dr. Peter Etnoyer, Chief Scientist for the NOAA-led mission. The data are from geo-referenced images collected by ROV Global Explorer. The records represent observations of octocorals and black corals in the 60 - 90 meter depth range in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, including their number, size, and condition. 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, Office of Response and Restoration records collected by ROV cruise conducted in June 2014 in the Gulf of Mexico. Further information can be found in the journal Coral Reefs by Etnoyer et al., 2016. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-015-1363-2
Collection methodogy details:
See link for methods.
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-015-1363-2
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Data Set Level Citation
NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration. Observation date range: 2014 to 2014. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Etnoyer, Peter. DSCRTP Dataset ID: DWH_NRDA_WS-14-06. Database version: 20240325-0.
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Expedition Details
| SurveyID | Vessel | VehicleName | SamplingEquipment | RecordType |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRDA Mesophotic 2014 | Walton Smith R/V | Global Explorer MK3 DSR/V | ROV | video observation, specimen |
Taxonomic Summary
Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.
Corals
Number of coral records: 1,834
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| family | 23 % |
| genus | 12 % |
| species | 66 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 0
## No sponge records in this data set.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antipathes atlantica | 283882 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 26 |
| Antipathes furcata | 103312 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 28 |
| Bebryce | 125308 | Malacalcyonacea | Paramuriceidae | 40 |
| Ellisella | 125298 | Scleralcyonacea | Ellisellidae | 25 |
| Hypnogorgia pendula | 290166 | Octocorallia incertae sedis | NA | 368 |
| Leptogorgia | 125302 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 15 |
| Muriceides | 125310 | Malacalcyonacea | Paramuriceidae | 2 |
| Nicella | 125299 | Scleralcyonacea | Ellisellidae | 28 |
| Paramuricea | 125311 | Malacalcyonacea | Paramuriceidae | 11 |
| Paramuriceidae | 151540 | Malacalcyonacea | Paramuriceidae | 411 |
| Placogorgia | 125312 | Malacalcyonacea | Paramuriceidae | 8 |
| Placogorgia rudis | 286408 | Malacalcyonacea | Paramuriceidae | 24 |
| Placogorgia tenuis | 286413 | Malacalcyonacea | Paramuriceidae | 2 |
| Plexauridae | 125277 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 3 |
| Scleracis | 267830 | Malacalcyonacea | Scleracidae | 12 |
| Stichopathes | 103308 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 25 |
| Swiftia exserta | 286416 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 373 |
| Tanacetipathes | 267888 | Antipatharia | Myriopathidae | 15 |
| Thesea | 125315 | Malacalcyonacea | Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis | 4 |
| Thesea nivea | 418857 | Malacalcyonacea | Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis | 221 |
| Thesea parviflora | 286440 | Malacalcyonacea | Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis | 8 |
| Thesea rubra | 418858 | Malacalcyonacea | Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis | 147 |
| Villogorgia | 125316 | Malacalcyonacea | Paramuriceidae | 28 |
| Villogorgia nigrescens | 286471 | Malacalcyonacea | Paramuriceidae | 10 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
## No sponge records in this data set.