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Benthic Habitats of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary

  • 2003



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  • NOAA Program & Office:
    NOS (National Ocean Service)
  • Description:
    Gray’s Reef was designated as a National Marine Sanctuary in 1981. It encompasses a 58 km2 area of sand and rock bottom located 27 km off the coast of Georgia. It was selected as a Sanctuary in part due to the complex mosaic of habitats in the area including sand plains, caves, scarps, and rocky overhangs (figure 1) which support a diverse assemblage of organisms including approximately 150 species of fish, 200 species of invertebrates, and 65 species of seaweed. Despite a wealth of investigations on the natural resources of the biota and benthic features of Gray’s Reef, only coarse benthic maps of the area have been produced (e.g. Hunt, 1974 below).
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  • Document Type:
    Technical Report
  • Place as Subject:
    Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
  • Rights Information:
    Public Domain
  • Compliance:
    Library
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:4eed24bad9236d7f2a23a52b2f9f7a90bb5875781dd5b1d3705d717a0073b8a1
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