NOAA Deep Sea Corals Research and Technology Program

Tom Hourigan

doi:10.15468/aqbftj

NOAA Deep Sea Corals Research and Technology Program

Citation

Hourigan T (2020). NOAA Deep Sea Corals Research and Technology Program. Version 1.3. United States Geological Survey. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/aqbftj accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-03-30.

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 20191217-0. 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.htm
For advanced data query and data download, please visit our ERDDAP data access form:
https://ecowatch.ncddc.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 iOBIS

Taxonomic 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 Hourigan
originator
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

Abigail Benson
publisher
email: albenson@usgs.gov

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