gov.noaa.ncei.oer:FloridaCoastDeepCorals2005 eng; USA utf8 collectionSession collection-level metadata NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact 2023-11-06T20:04:00 ISO 19115-2 Geographic information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009 Florida Coast Deep Corals 2005 FLDeepCorals2005 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/oer-digital-atlas/mapsOE.htm OER Digital Atlas information pointOfContact NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher Data collected included AIR TEMPERATURE, BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, BENTHIC COMMUNITIES, BENTHIC SPECIES, CONDUCTIVITY, CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U), CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V), HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE, LIGHT ATTENUATION, LONGWAVE RADIATION - REFLECTED, OXYGEN, PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR), RELATIVE HUMIDITY, SALINITY, WATER TEMPERATURE, WIND DIRECTION, WIND SPEED, pH. Unlike shallow water tropical reefs, deep-water reefs are not well known. The data gathered during this expedition provided a strong foundation of information on the deep-water coral ecosystems off the Florida coast. With the continuing global depletion of coastal fisheries, commercial fishing vessels are moving into deeper water and exploiting fish and crustacean species that are frequently associated with complex coral structures. Deep-sea coral ecosystems (DSCE) exist at numerous locations around the coast of Florida. These coral communities provide habitat for relatively unknown but highly diverse assemblages of fish and invertebrates, many of which are undoubtedly undescribed species. There is therefore an urgent need to identify these coral habitats, map their distribution and abundance, and document any potentially valuable fishery species associated with them. Resource managers can use this information to develop conservation policy and scientists can use it as a foundation for hypothesis driven ecological and physiological research. Since deepwater reefs are not visible to the general public, dissemination of information through the media and the education system is vital in order to create empathy for their protection. The overarching objective of this proposal is to increase the current understanding of deep-water coral habitats along Florida's coasts. completed Dr. Sandra Brooke Oregon Inst Marine Biology Coral Biologist 425-449-1344 Oregon Inst. Marine Biology 63466 Boat Basin Rd Charleston OR 97420 USA sandra.brooke@marine-conservation.org principalInvestigator https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/themes/custom/ncei/logo.svg NOAA logo SVG coastal fisheries commercial fishing coral deep sea coral deep sea coral ecosystem florida coast resources deepwater reefs jsl submersible coral biology biogeography theme North Atlantic Ocean (23) Western North Atlantic Florida-Hatteras Slope Miami Terrace Pourtal Terrace SW Florida Shelf Slope Southwest Florida Shelf Slope place expedition exploration explorer marine education noaa ocean ocean discovery ocean education ocean exploration and research ocean literacy ocean research OER science scientific mission scientific research sea stewardship systematic exploration technology transformational research undersea underwater theme Continental Shelf Warm Temperate Northwest Atlantic Continental Shelf place Biodiversity Deep-Sea Corals Habitat Characterization Submersibles Seafloor Mapping Sampling Operations Microbiology theme otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Data use shall be credited to NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. No data access constraints, unless data are protected under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (301) 734-1014 (301) 713-4252 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC#3, #10210 Silver Spring Maryland 20910 USA oceanexplorer@noaa.gov http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research Ocean Explorer Website information pointOfContact largerWorkCitation program eng; USA oceans -83 -79 25 27.5 2005-11-07T00:00:00 2005-11-21T00:00:00 asNeeded R/V Seward Johnson 2018-06 creation R/V Seward Johnson The R/V Seward Johnson, namesake of Harbor Branch founder J. Seward Johnson, Sr., was a 204-foot oceanographic and submersible-support research vessel. Built in 1984, commissioned in 1985 and extensively rebuilt and stretched in 1994. A 6,000 nautical mile range and a speed of 13 knots is delivered by two 850 horse power engines. The vessel is capable of traveling and working in any of the world's oceans while accommodating up to 40 people (29 investigators, sub crew, or technicians; 11 ship's crew). Typical applications undertaken by the vessel included submersible/remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support, large towed systems support, deployment and retrieval of moored devices, surface oceanographic/hydrographic applications, and diving support. The ship also had a CTD with a dedicated crew of technicians that operated this and other standard oceanographic instrumentation. The R/V Seward Johnson was primarily a submersible tender designed to support manned sub operations, as well as ROV operations. Specifically, occasionally the Clelia, and most often the Johnson-Sea-Link (JSL) and Johnson-Sea-Link II (JSL2). The R/V Seward Johnson was sold in 2010 to the Cepemar Group, a Brazilian environmental consulting firm, and is no longer operated by the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. 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