Summary Report: Workshop report for approaches to mapping, ground-truthing, and predictive habitat modeling of the distribution and abundance of mesophotic and deep benthic communities. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Harter, Stacey L.; Paxton, Avery B.; Winship, Arliss J.; Hile, Sarah D.; Taylor, J. Christopher; Poti, Matthew; Menza, Charles

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Summary Report: Workshop report for approaches to mapping, ground-truthing, and predictive habitat modeling of the distribution and abundance of mesophotic and deep benthic communities. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

2022
By Harter, Stacey L. ; Paxton, Avery B. ; Winship, Arliss J. ; ...
Series: DWH MDBC Summary Report 2022-02

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Personal Author:

Harter, Stacey L. ; Paxton, Avery B. ; Winship, Arliss J. ; Hile, Sarah D. ; Taylor, J. Christopher ; Poti, Matthew ; Menza, Charles
Corporate Authors:

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ; United States. National Ocean Service ; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.) ; Consolidated Safety Services-Dynamac ; United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:

DWH (Deepwater Horizon) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center) ; NOS (National Ocean Service) ; NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Description:

Successful restoration of mesophotic and deep benthic communities (MDBC) impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill requires knowledge on the distribution, abundance, and status of these communities. Only a small fraction of mesophotic and deep benthic habitats in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) have been surveyed using mapping and ground-truthing methods. Furthermore, existing predictive habitat models that characterize the distribution and abundance of MDBC need to be validated. Knowledge of MDBC habitat requires coordinated mapping and ground-truthing campaigns, whose data feed into predictive habitat models that guide further investigation and restoration activities. We convened a workshop series with subject matter experts to present on, discuss, and address gaps in criteria for sensor selection, standards for operations, and best practices to help develop a coordinated mapping, ground-truthing, and modeling approach. The workshop series occurred in December 2021 and consisted of three coordinated sessions for mapping, ground-truthing, and modeling that collectively reviewed the state of the science, identified information gaps, and defined suggested approaches.
Content Notes:

New series name established previous series name DWH MDBC Summary Report ; SR-22-02
Keywords:

Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil Spill Mesophotic And Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Mesophotic And Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC)
Series:

DWH MDBC Summary Report 2022-02
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25923/sedd-8w68
Format:

PDF
Document Type:

Summary Report
Funding:

Contract no. EA133C17BA0062 ; Contract no. EA133C17BA0049
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https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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CC0 Public Domain
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