The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration s (NOAA s) Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (Program) was established under the authority of Section 408 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), as reauthoriz...

The 2016 'Patterns in Deep-Sea Corals' expedition set out aboard the NOAA Ship Shearwater in August to study the distribution, ecology, and health of deep-water (30-300 m) gorgonian corals in response to the 2015 El Niño event. The research team consiste...