Datasets / Deep Sea Coral and Sponge Distribution and Abundance on the West Coast (Studying Deep Sea Coral and Sponges on the West Coast)


Deep Sea Coral and Sponge Distribution and Abundance on the West Coast (Studying Deep Sea Coral and Sponges on the West Coast)

Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Issued oltre 9 anni ago

US
beta

Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a set of related datasets

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAAs) Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program, has launched a three-year research initiative on the West Coast of the United States to locate, study, and provide information for the protection of deep sea coral and sponge habitats. The newly collected information will inform proposals to decrease adverse impacts to these habitats from fishing. Optical Information on Corals and Sponges collected by a SeaBED Autonomous Underwater Vehicle