CIOERT SEADESC II report. Extreme corals 2011, South Atlantic deep coral survey : NOAA Ship Pisces, Cruise PC-11-03 (11), May 31-June 11, 2011
In June 2011, a 12 day research cruise was conducted by NOAA National Marine Fisheries in collaboration with the Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, and Technology (CIOERT) at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic Univ...
NOAA Deep-sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems Exploration and Research Priorities Workshop for the Northeast U.S., James J. Howard Marine Science Laboratory, Highlands, NJ, August 9-10, 2011
On August 9-10, 2011, scientists and resource managers met at the James J. Howard Marine Science Laboratory, in Highlands, NJ to further define the exploration and research priorities laid out in the NOAA Strategic Plan for Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Ecosy...
A characterization of deep-sea coral and sponge communities on the continental slope west of Cordell Bank, Northern California using a remotely operated vehicle : a report to NOAA Deep-sea Coral Research and Technology Program, October 3, 2011
This report provides summary results from leg 2 (Central California) of the 2010 effort in which a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) was deployed from the NOAA ship McArthur II to survey potential DSC habitat. The specific objectives of our research during ...
A characterization of the coral and sponge community on Piggy Bank seamount in Southern California from a survey using a remotely operated vehicle : a report to NOAA Deep-sea Coral Research and Technology Program , August 31, 2011
The specific objectives of our research during Leg 3 were to: 1. collect baseline data on abundance, size, condition, and distribution of DSC on the Piggy Bank seamount; 2. quantify fish and invertebrate associations with DSC to help understand the value ...
A characterization of deep-sea coral and sponge communities on the continental shelf of Northern Washington, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, using a remotely operated vehicle in 2008 : a preliminary report to the Pacific Fishery Management Council Essential Fish Habitat Review Committee December 1, 2011 / Ed Bowlby, Mary Sue Brancato, Jennifer Bright, Katie Brenkman and James Boutillier.
"Deep-sea corals (DSC), particularly structure forming corals, are biogenic habitats and are recognized as slow-growing, long-lived and fragile, making them and their associated organisms vulnerable to human-induced impacts, particularly from physical dis...
"The Nature Conservancy and the International Union for Conservation of Nature jointly organized and hosted a workshop in January 2011 to examine the management of deep-sea fisheries and to consider ways to improve such management...The purpose of the wor...