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    • Raw and processed shipboard data, data analysis products, and metadata collected for the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) Restoration Projects

    Metadata Updated: March 1, 2026

    This dataset collection contains raw shipboard data collected during expeditions conducted by the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) restoration projects (hereafter MDBC projects), and processed data products derived from those shipboard data collections. The MDBC projects are administered by the Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group (OOTIG) to compensate for injuries to natural resources from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. The goals of the projects are to improve understanding of MDBC to inform management and ensure resiliency, restore mesophotic and deep benthic invertebrate and fish abundance and biomass for injured species, and actively manage MDBC to protect against multiple threats and provide a framework for monitoring, education, and outreach. There are four MDBC projects: Mapping, Ground-truthing, and Predictive Habitat Modeling, Habitat Assessment and Evaluation, Coral Propagation Technique Development, and Active Management and Protection. This dataset collection includes raw biological, oceanographic, geophysical, and navigational data, and associated metadata, in addition to other potential data types and multimedia outputs. Processed data and analyzed products that have been derived from raw data are also included. This collection includes MDBC project data collected beginning in 2021, with NCEI Archive Management System (AMS) accessions (a unique identifier and record for specific datasets) organized by expedition year. Within an AMS accession, there are directories for individual expeditions. There may be multi-year expedition data products and data products that are associated with the MDBC projects but are archived as independent AMS accessions. Additionally, AMS accessions (archived data) preceding the MDBC projects (collected from 1980 to 2021) and sourced from federal and state agencies, as well as from academia and industry, may also be added to the collection.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date 2026-02-09T17:28:33Z
    Metadata Created Date March 1, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date March 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) February 7, 2023 (publication), November 20, 2025 (revision), November 9, 2022 (creation)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Series
    Metadata Date 2026-02-09T17:28:33Z
    Metadata Created Date March 1, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date March 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) February 7, 2023 (publication), November 20, 2025 (revision), November 9, 2022 (creation)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:DWH_NRDA_MDBC_Expedition_Data
    Access Constraints Cite as: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; National Marine Fisheries Service (2023). Raw and processed shipboard data, data analysis products, and metadata collected for the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) Restoration Projects. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/DWH_NRDA_MDBC_Expedition_Data. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:DWH_NRDA_MDBC_Expedition_Data
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    Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2017-07-20

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