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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Manta, September 2012

Dataset ID: NOAA_FGBNMS_PSBF-II
Database Version: 20240325-0
Data Provider: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Data Contact: Nuttall, Marissa: marissa.nuttall@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: 27.85132
Maximum Latitude: 27.93922
Minimum Longitude: -93.47188
Maximum Longitude: -93.34806

Overview

Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.

Number of records: 19
Number of coral records: 19
Number of sponge records: 0
Records with images: 0
Record type(s): specimen
Minimum depth (meters): 89
Maximum depth (meters): 116
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 2012 to 2012

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represent observations of black and gorgonian corals collected during a 2012 ROV research cruise surveying banks in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. Further information can be found at https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/science/psbfii.html

Collection methodogy details:

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Data Set Level Citation

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Observation date range: 2012 to 2012. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Nuttall, Marissa. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_FGBNMS_PSBF-II. Database version: 20240325-0.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID	Vessel	VehicleName	SamplingEquipment	RecordType
PSBF2	Manta R/V	Phantom S2 ROV	ROV	specimen

Taxonomic Summary

Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.

Corals

Number of coral records: 19

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
genus	32 %
species	68 %

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	1
Antipathes furcata	103312	Antipatharia	Antipathidae	2
Aphanipathes pedata	283938	Antipatharia	Aphanipathidae	2
Elatopathes abietina	289886	Antipatharia	Aphanipathidae	1
Ellisella	125298	Scleralcyonacea	Ellisellidae	3
Phanopathes expansa	290731	Antipatharia	Aphanipathidae	2
Stichopathes	103308	Antipatharia	Antipathidae	2
Tanacetipathes	267888	Antipatharia	Myriopathidae	1
Tanacetipathes hirta	291175	Antipatharia	Myriopathidae	3
Tanacetipathes tanacetum	291180	Antipatharia	Myriopathidae	2

Sponge Taxa Observed

Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.

## No sponge records in this data set.

Fish Taxa Observed

Note: Nothing will appear here if no fish taxa were observed.

## No fish records in this data set.