Observations of deep coral and sponge assemblages in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Washington. Cruise Report: NOAA Ship McArthur II Cruise AR06-07/07

• Main Authors: Brancato, M. S., Bowlby, C. E., Hyland, J., Intelmann, S. S., Brenkman, K.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: NOAA/National Ocean Service/National Marine Sancturary Program 2007
• Subjects: Ecology; Management; Fisheries; McArthur; Pacific; Lophelia pertusa
• Online Access: http://aquaticcommons.org/2278/; http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/conservation/pdfs/bowlby3.pdf; http://aquaticcommons.org/2278/1/bowlby3.pdf

From May 22 to June 4, 2006, NOAA scientists led a research cruise using the ROPOS Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to conduct a series of dives at targeted sites in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS) with the goal of documenting deep coral and sponge communities. Dive sites were sel...