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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Henry Bigelow, June, 2017

Dataset ID: NOAA_HB-17-03
Database Version: 20240325-0
Data Provider: NOAA, Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Data Contact: Nizinski, Martha: nizinski@si.edu, Nizinski, Martha | nizinski@si.edu

Locator Map

Geographic Range

Ocean: North Atlantic
Fishery Management Council Region(s): New England
Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf
Marine Ecoregion(s): Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 40.61688
Maximum Latitude: 43.9589
Minimum Longitude: -67.84882
Maximum Longitude: -66.53917

Overview

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

Number of records: 7,584
Number of coral records: 3,060
Number of sponge records: 3,024
Records with images: 6084
Record type(s): still image
Minimum depth (meters): 159
Maximum depth (meters): 1,016
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 2017 to 2017

Data Set Description: This dataset is provided by the NOAA, Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). These observations were derived from still images collected from the R/V Henry B. Bigelow (Survey ID: HB1704) and the samplling vehicle, ROPOS ROV in 2017. The DSCRTP Dataset ID is NOAA_HB-17-04. Principle investigator: Nizinski, Martha. Data contact: Nizinski, Martha | nizinski@si.edu. Reporter: Nizinski, Martha. Repository: NOAA, Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program. Web site: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/17gulfofmaine/welcome.html.

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/17gulfofmaine/welcome.html

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Data Set Level Citation

NOAA, Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Observation date range: 2017 to 2017. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Nizinski, Martha. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_HB-17-03. Database version: 20240325-0.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID	Vessel	VehicleName	SamplingEquipment	RecordType
HB1703	Henry B. Bigelow R/V	ROPOS	ROV	still image

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 3,060

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
subclass	0 %
order	1 %
family	3 %
subfamily	2 %
genus	63 %
species	31 %
NA	0 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 3,024

Taxon rank	Percent of all sponge records
phylum	89 %
class	8 %
genus	3 %

Fishes

Number of fish records: 1,500

Taxon rank	Percent of all fish records
class	1 %
order	13 %
suborder	0 %
family	7 %
subfamily	21 %
genus	30 %
species	23 %
NA	5 %

Coral Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName	AphiaID	Order	Family	Records
Acanella	125303	Scleralcyonacea	Keratoisididae	1
Acanthogorgia	125293	Malacalcyonacea	Paramuriceidae	73
Anthomastinae	1510270	Scleralcyonacea	Coralliidae	76
Anthothela	125324	Malacalcyonacea	Alcyoniidae	168
Balticina	146534	Scleralcyonacea	Balticinidae	1
Bathypathes	103304	Antipatharia	Schizopathidae	3
Clavularia	125286	Malacalcyonacea	Clavulariidae	40
Desmophyllum dianthus	135159	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	483
Desmophyllum pertusum	1245747	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	168
Keratoisididae	1544106	Scleralcyonacea	Keratoisididae	84
Keratoisis	125306	Scleralcyonacea	Keratoisididae	1
Lateothela	1045585	Malacalcyonacea	Alcyoniidae	3
Malacalcyonacea	1609357	Malacalcyonacea	NA	9
Octocorallia	1341	NA	NA	4
Paragorgia	125326	Scleralcyonacea	Coralliidae	38
Paramuricea	125311	Malacalcyonacea	Paramuriceidae	354
Parantipathes	103306	Antipatharia	Schizopathidae	24
Pennatula	128495	Scleralcyonacea	Pennatulidae	1215
Pennatulidae	128484	Scleralcyonacea	Pennatulidae	2
Pennatuloidea	1609360	Scleralcyonacea	NA	1
Primnoa resedaeformis	125411	Scleralcyonacea	Primnoidae	239
Protoptilum	128498	Scleralcyonacea	Protoptilidae	1
Schizopathidae	266964	Antipatharia	Schizopathidae	1
Scleractinia	1363	Scleractinia	NA	12
Solenosmilia variabilis	135168	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	51
Stauropathes	267854	Antipatharia	Schizopathidae	1
Telopathes	740050	Antipatharia	Schizopathidae	7

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName	AphiaID	Order	Family	Records
Hexactinellida	22612	NA	NA	239
Polymastia	132046	Polymastiida	Polymastiidae	98
Porifera	558	NA	NA	2687

Fish Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName	AphiaID	Order	Family	Records
Aldrovandia affinis	126637	Notacanthiformes	Halosauridae	20
Anarhichas minor	126759	Perciformes	Anarhichadidae	3
Anguilliformes	10295	Anguilliformes	NA	3
Antimora rostrata	126486	Gadiformes	Moridae	35
Apristurus manis	105808	Carcharhiniformes	Pentanchidae	25
Arctozenus risso	126352	Aulopiformes	Paralepididae	5
Brosme brosme	126447	Gadiformes	Lotidae	2
Bythitidae	125503	Ophidiiformes	Bythitidae	1
Coelorinchus	268809	Gadiformes	Macrouridae	16
Coryphaenoides	125748	Gadiformes	Macrouridae	43
Coryphaenoides rupestris	158960	Gadiformes	Macrouridae	7
Cottunculus	126167	Perciformes	Psychrolutidae	8
Elasmobranchii	10193	NA	NA	6
Gadidae	125469	Gadiformes	Gadidae	4
Gadus morhua	126436	Gadiformes	Gadidae	7
Gaidropsarus ensis	126453	Gadiformes	Lotidae	3
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	127136	Pleuronectiformes	Pleuronectidae	8
Harriotta raleighana	105829	Chimaeriformes	Rhinochimaeridae	1
Hydrolagus	105734	Chimaeriformes	Chimaeridae	1
Liparidae	234519	Perciformes	Liparidae	22
Lophius americanus	159184	Lophiiformes	Lophiidae	4
Lumpenus lampretaeformis	154675	Perciformes	Stichaeidae	2
Lycodes esmarkii	127103	Perciformes	Zoarcidae	1
Macrouridae	125471	Gadiformes	Macrouridae	50
Macrourinae	154232	Gadiformes	Macrouridae	149
Macrourus berglax	126472	Gadiformes	Macrouridae	1
Malacoraja senta	158554	Rajiformes	Rajidae	3
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	126437	Gadiformes	Gadidae	99
Merluccius	125762	Gadiformes	Merlucciidae	79
Myxine	101166	Myxiniformes	Myxinidae	21
Myxini	10189	NA	NA	6
Nemichthys	125639	Anguilliformes	Nemichthyidae	1
Neocyttus helgae	127423	Zeiformes	Oreosomatidae	7
Nezumia	125754	Gadiformes	Macrouridae	52
Notacanthus chemnitzii	126643	Notacanthiformes	Notacanthidae	2
Ophidiiformes	10314	Ophidiiformes	NA	32
Osteichthyes	152352	NA	NA	70
Phycidae	125475	Gadiformes	Phycidae	20
Phycis chesteri	158988	Gadiformes	Phycidae	22
Pleuronectidae	125579	Pleuronectiformes	Pleuronectidae	1
Pleuronectiformes	10331	Pleuronectiformes	NA	5
Pollachius virens	126441	Gadiformes	Gadidae	93
Rajidae	105711	Rajiformes	Rajidae	4
Sebastes	126175	Perciformes	Sebastidae	2
Sebastinae	154407	Perciformes	Sebastidae	160
Squaliformes	10211	Squaliformes	NA	161
Synaphobranchus	125656	Anguilliformes	Synaphobranchidae	189
Urophycis	125774	Gadiformes	Phycidae	40
Zoarcoidei	151739	Perciformes	NA	4