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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pisces, June, 2016

Dataset ID: NOAA_PC-16-02
Database Version: 20240325-0
Data Provider: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Data Contact: Reed, John: jreed12@fau.edu

Locator Map

Geographic Range

Ocean: North Atlantic
Fishery Management Council Region(s): South Atlantic
Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf
Marine Ecoregion(s): Carolinian, Floridian

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 27.07932
Maximum Latitude: 33.48082
Minimum Longitude: -80.27416
Maximum Longitude: -76.83329

Overview

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

Number of records: 1,895
Number of coral records: 995
Number of sponge records: 900
Records with images: 1870
Record type(s): still image | video observation
Minimum depth (meters): 45
Maximum depth (meters): 252
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 503
Time frame: 2016 to 2016

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. ROV and multibeam surveys of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Shelf Edge MPAs aboard the Pisces in 2016. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes.

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: http://fau.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fau%3A40491

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Data Set Level Citation

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. 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: Harter, Stacey: stacey.harter@noaa.gov. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_PC-16-02. Database version: 20240325-0.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID	Vessel	VehicleName	SamplingEquipment	RecordType
PC-16-02	Pisces R/V	Mohawk ROV	ROV	still image \| video observation

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 995

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
subclass	7 %
order	14 %
family	13 %
genus	30 %
species	36 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 900

Taxon rank	Percent of all sponge records
class	54 %
order	3 %
family	18 %
genus	15 %
species	10 %

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	28
Antipathes furcata	103312	Antipatharia	Antipathidae	42
Antipathidae	103301	Antipatharia	Antipathidae	64
Cladocora	135087	Scleractinia	Cladocoridae	2
Clavulariidae	125270	Malacalcyonacea	Clavulariidae	41
Desmophyllum pertusum	1245747	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	4
Diodogorgia	206386	Scleralcyonacea	Spongiodermidae	151
Ellisella	125298	Scleralcyonacea	Ellisellidae	33
Ellisellidae	125274	Scleralcyonacea	Ellisellidae	16
Iciligorgia schrammi	290178	Malacalcyonacea	Melithaeidae	12
Madracis myriaster	287111	Scleractinia	Pocilloporidae	4
Muricea	177745	Malacalcyonacea	Plexauridae	18
Nicella	125299	Scleralcyonacea	Ellisellidae	6
Nidalia occidentalis	290487	Malacalcyonacea	Nidaliidae	25
Octocorallia	1341	NA	NA	68
Oculina varicosa	287102	Scleractinia	Oculinidae	44
Phyllangia americana	346430	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	10
Plexauridae	125277	Malacalcyonacea	Plexauridae	7
Scleractinia	1363	Scleractinia	NA	137
Stichopathes luetkeni	1287835	Antipatharia	Antipathidae	170
Swiftia exserta	286416	Malacalcyonacea	Plexauridae	21
Tanacetipathes	267888	Antipatharia	Myriopathidae	89
Titanideum frauenfeldii	291226	Scleralcyonacea	Spongiodermidae	3

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName	AphiaID	Order	Family	Records
Agelas	131771	Agelasida	Agelasidae	7
Agelas clathrodes	164823	Agelasida	Agelasidae	21
Aiolochroia crassa	169632	Verongiida	Aplysinidae	8
Aplysina	131975	Verongiida	Aplysinidae	11
Axinellida	163084	Axinellida	NA	1
Callyspongia (Cladochalina) aculeata	166205	Haplosclerida	Callyspongiidae	4
Chondrilla	132021	Chondrillida	Chondrillidae	14
Clathria	131868	Poecilosclerida	Microcionidae	6
Cliona	132026	Clionaida	Clionaidae	1
Demospongiae	164811	NA	NA	485
Dictyoceratida	131595	Dictyoceratida	NA	1
Erylus	132004	Tetractinellida	Geodiidae	8
Geodia gibberosa	170126	Tetractinellida	Geodiidae	2
Geodia neptuni	418825	Tetractinellida	Geodiidae	8
Hymeniacidon	131808	Suberitida	Halichondriidae	2
Ircinia	131751	Dictyoceratida	Irciniidae	76
Ircinia campana	165009	Dictyoceratida	Irciniidae	35
Ircinia strobilina	165051	Dictyoceratida	Irciniidae	13
Monanchora	169014	Poecilosclerida	Crambeidae	2
Niphates	166770	Haplosclerida	Niphatidae	2
Placospongia	132044	Clionaida	Placospongiidae	2
Poecilosclerida	131599	Poecilosclerida	NA	20
Scopalina	131797	Scopalinida	Scopalinidae	1
Siphonodictyon coralliphagum	178378	Haplosclerida	Phloeodictyidae	1
Spirastrellidae	131674	Clionaida	Spirastrellidae	163
Spongosorites siliquaria	165937	Suberitida	Halichondriidae	2
Tetractinellida	597812	Tetractinellida	NA	2
Verongiida	845402	Verongiida	NA	1
Xestospongia	131849	Haplosclerida	Petrosiidae	1

Fish Taxa Observed

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

## No fish records in this data set.