NOAA West Coast Deep-Sea Coral Initiative 2018-2021: Final Report

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• Personal Author:
  Duncan, Elizabeth ; Adams, Caitlin ; Caldow, Chris ; Chavez, Eric ; Clarke, Elizabeth ; Coleman, Heather ; Everett, Meredith ; Hourigan, Tom ; Laidig, Tom ; Waddell, Jenny ; Winship, Arliss
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Habitat Conservation. ; Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (Agency : U.S.). ; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. ; United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. West Coast Region. ; Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). ; Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (U.S.). ; Southwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). ; Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (Agency : U.S.). ; CSS, Inc. ; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; OHC (Office of Habitat Conservation) ; WCR (West Coast Region) ; SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center) ; NWFSC (Northwest Fisheries Science Center) ; NOS (National Ocean Service) ; NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) ; ONMS (Office of National Marine Sanctuaries) ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Ocean Exploration Program ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
• Description:
  This report summarizes the objectives, accomplishments, and outcomes of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) West Coast Deep-Sea Coral Initiative (WCDSCI), funded by the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program1 (DSCRTP). The four-year initiative (2018-2021) was designed to explore, map, characterize, and conduct research on deepwater coral and sponge habitats in the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) region, inclusive of waters off California, Oregon, and Washington. Rotating regional initiatives are a part of DSCRTP’s national strategy to support deep-sea coral and sponge (DSCS) habitat research and management needs across the US. The first West Coast regional initiative took place in 2010-2012.
• Keywords:
  Deep-sea Coral Deep-sea Habitat Deep-sea Sponge
• Series:
  NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-OHC   12
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/x7j6-4n87
• Format:
  PDF
• Document Type:
  Technical Memorandum
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
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