NOAA Deep Sea Corals Research and Technology Program
Citation
Hourigan T (2020). NOAA Deep Sea Corals Research and Technology Program. Version 1.6. United States Geological Survey. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/aqbftj accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-04-14.Description
NOAA’s Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSC-RTP) is compiling a national geodatabase of the known locations of deep-sea corals and sponges in U.S. territorial waters and beyond. The database will be comprehensive, standardized, quality controlled, and networked to outside resources. The database schema accommodates both linear (trawls, transects) and point (samples, observations) data. The structure of the database is tailored to occurrence records of all the azooxanthellate corals, a subset of all corals, and all sponge species. Records shallower than 50 m are generally excluded in order to focus on predominantly deep-water species – the mandate of the DSC-RTP. The intention is to limit the overlap with light-dependent (and mostly shallow-water) corals. The current data reflects DSC-RTP Database Version 20201021-0. To query, visualize, and download data in its native format, please visit our map portal: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/deep-sea-corals/mapSites.htmFor advanced data query and data download, please visit our ERDDAP data access form:
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/deep_sea_corals.html To learn more about deep sea coral and sponge habitats, please visit our website: https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/
Additional info
marine, harvest by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Data were collected primarily from U.S. waters and oceanic regions--the Arctic, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Tom Houriganoriginator
position: Deep-Sea Coral Chief Scientist
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
email: tom.hourigan@noaa.gov
Tom Hourigan
metadata author
position: Deep-Sea Coral Chief Scientist
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
email: tom.hourigan@noaa.gov
Abby Benson
publisher
position: Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
email: albenson@usgs.gov
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-107X
Tom Hourigan
administrative point of contact
position: Deep-Sea Coral Chief Scientist
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
email: tom.hourigan@noaa.gov
Robert McGuinn
administrative point of contact
position: Project Manager
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
email: robert.mcguinn@noaa.gov