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RESTORE OP17 Full-Depth Cruise, Ship: MSV Ocean Project, ROV: Comanche 25
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2021
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Description:The Gulf of Mexico (GoM) has experienced numerous environmental catastrophes (oil spills, anoxic events) in recent history. With continued anthropogenic threats coupled with the pervasive threat of global ocean change, there is an urgent need to make decisions that will lead to the effective management and conservation of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the GoM. Deepwater corals (living deeper than 50 m) play a foundational role in such ecosystems by generating three-dimensional structures that provide habitats for diverse and abundant invertebrate and fish communities, including refuge and prey for commercially valuable fisheries. As such, the GoM Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) is currently considering designating a number of deepwater coral areas in the northern GoM as Habitat Areas of Particular Concern. Furthermore, the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) has proposed to expand the boundaries of current protected areas to encompass additional mesophotic and deepwater coral sites. The establishment of Marine Protected Areas is one of the key restoration strategies for deep benthic communities impacted by human disturbances (PDARP, 2016).
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