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"The Gulf of Alaska is a Pacific water body that is bordered by the southern coast of Alaska and the western coast of Canada. This glorious region is home to some of the largest glaciers on earth, and the cold, nutrient-rich waters of the Gulf support a d...
Science Plan for the Alaska Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Initiative (AKCSI): 2020-2023
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) established the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) under the authority of t he Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), as reauthorized in 2007. The goa...
Validation of deep-sea coral and sponge distribution models in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Spatial management of vulnerable benthic ecosystem components such as deep-sea corals and sponges requires adequate maps of their distribution. These maps are often based on statistical models of survey data. The objective of this project was to validate ...
Alaska deep-sea coral and sponge assemblages are well-defined and mostly predictable from local environmental conditions
Vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs), including deep-sea corals and sponges, are important habitats for many fish and invertebrate species and are at risk from the effects of fishing, seafloor mining, and climate change. We describe the zoogeography of dee...