Observations of deep coral and sponge assemblages in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Washington. Cruise Report: NOAA Ship McArthur II Cruise AR06-07/07
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 theOlympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS) with the goal of documenting deep coral and sponge communities. Dive sites were sele...
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ftoceandocs:oai:aquadocs.org:1834/20083 2023-05-15T17:08:47+02:00 Observations of deep coral and sponge assemblages in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Washington. Cruise Report: NOAA Ship McArthur II Cruise AR06-07/07 Brancato, M. S. Bowlby, C. E. Hyland, J. Intelmann, S. S. Brenkman, K. 2007 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20083 en eng NOAA/National Ocean Service/National Marine Sancturary Program Silver Spring, MD Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/conservation/pdfs/bowlby3.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20083 http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/2278 403 2011-09-29 19:20:13 2278 United States National Ocean Service Ecology Management Fisheries Deep coral and sponges Marine sanctuary ROV Rockfish Side scan sonar Lophelia Gorgonians Coral distribution EFH Olympic 2 Conservation Area Seafloor disturbance monograph 2007 ftoceandocs 2023-04-06T17:01:33Z 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 theOlympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS) with the goal of documenting deep coral and sponge communities. Dive sites were selected from areas for which OCNMS had side scan sonar data indicating the presence of hard or complex substrate. The team completed 11 dives in sanctuary waters ranging from six to 52 hours in length, at depths ranging from 100 to 650 meters. Transect surveys were completed at 15 pre-selected sites, with additional observations made at five other sites. The survey locations included sites both inside and outside the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Conservation Area, known as Olympic 2, established by the Pacific Fishery Management Council, enacted on June 12, 2006. Bottom trawling is prohibited in the Olympic 2 Conservation Area for nontribal fishermen. The Conservation Area covers 159.4 square nautical miles or about 15percent of the sanctuary. Several species of corals and sponges were documented at 14 of the 15 sites surveyed, at sites both inside and outside the Conservation Area, including numerous gorgonians and the stony corals Lophelia pertusa and Desmophyllum dianthus, as well as small patches of the reef building sponge Farrea occa. The team alsodocumented Lophelia sp. and Desmophyllum sp. coral rubble, dead gorgonians, lost fishing gear, and other anthropogenic debris, supporting concerns over potential risks ofenvironmental disturbances to coral health. (PDF contains 60 pages.) Book Lophelia pertusa IODE-UNESCO: OceanDocs - E-Repository of Ocean Publications McArthur ENVELOPE(-70.337,-70.337,-71.166,-71.166) Pacific |
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Ecology Management Fisheries Deep coral and sponges Marine sanctuary ROV Rockfish Side scan sonar Lophelia Gorgonians Coral distribution EFH Olympic 2 Conservation Area Seafloor disturbance Brancato, M. S. Bowlby, C. E. Hyland, J. Intelmann, S. S. Brenkman, K. Observations of deep coral and sponge assemblages in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Washington. Cruise Report: NOAA Ship McArthur II Cruise AR06-07/07 |
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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 theOlympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS) with the goal of documenting deep coral and sponge communities. Dive sites were selected from areas for which OCNMS had side scan sonar data indicating the presence of hard or complex substrate. The team completed 11 dives in sanctuary waters ranging from six to 52 hours in length, at depths ranging from 100 to 650 meters. Transect surveys were completed at 15 pre-selected sites, with additional observations made at five other sites. The survey locations included sites both inside and outside the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Conservation Area, known as Olympic 2, established by the Pacific Fishery Management Council, enacted on June 12, 2006. Bottom trawling is prohibited in the Olympic 2 Conservation Area for nontribal fishermen. The Conservation Area covers 159.4 square nautical miles or about 15percent of the sanctuary. Several species of corals and sponges were documented at 14 of the 15 sites surveyed, at sites both inside and outside the Conservation Area, including numerous gorgonians and the stony corals Lophelia pertusa and Desmophyllum dianthus, as well as small patches of the reef building sponge Farrea occa. The team alsodocumented Lophelia sp. and Desmophyllum sp. coral rubble, dead gorgonians, lost fishing gear, and other anthropogenic debris, supporting concerns over potential risks ofenvironmental disturbances to coral health. (PDF contains 60 pages.) |
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Brancato, M. S. Bowlby, C. E. Hyland, J. Intelmann, S. S. Brenkman, K. |
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Brancato, M. S. Bowlby, C. E. Hyland, J. Intelmann, S. S. Brenkman, K. |
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Observations of deep coral and sponge assemblages in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Washington. Cruise Report: NOAA Ship McArthur II Cruise AR06-07/07 |
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Observations of deep coral and sponge assemblages in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Washington. Cruise Report: NOAA Ship McArthur II Cruise AR06-07/07 |
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Observations of deep coral and sponge assemblages in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Washington. Cruise Report: NOAA Ship McArthur II Cruise AR06-07/07 |
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Observations of deep coral and sponge assemblages in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Washington. Cruise Report: NOAA Ship McArthur II Cruise AR06-07/07 |
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Observations of deep coral and sponge assemblages in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Washington. Cruise Report: NOAA Ship McArthur II Cruise AR06-07/07 |
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observations of deep coral and sponge assemblages in olympic coast national marine sanctuary, washington. cruise report: noaa ship mcarthur ii cruise ar06-07/07 |
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NOAA/National Ocean Service/National Marine Sancturary Program |
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2007 |
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Lophelia pertusa |
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Lophelia pertusa |
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http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/2278 403 2011-09-29 19:20:13 2278 United States National Ocean Service |
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Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/conservation/pdfs/bowlby3.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20083 |
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