Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fishery Service (NMFS), Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program 20120619 version 1.0 database Silver Spring, MD NOAA's Ocean Service (NOS), National Center for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/protection/corals/deepseacorals.html http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/coral_dist_dev.aspx Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program Unpublished material v 1.0 spreadsheet The national database of deep sea coral observations. Northeast version 1.0. ***** This database was developed by the NOAA NOS NCCOS CCMA Biogeography office as part of a New York Offshore Spatial Planning project. The National Database of Deep Sea Coral Observations has been developed to serve the needs of natural resource managers, scientific researchers, and the public. 20120621 publication date In work Continually -76.077800 -60.511400 44.433000 36.500000 ISO 19115 Topic Category biota 002 geoscientificInformation 008 oceans 014 NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Environmental Monitoring CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Biology CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Deep-water corals > Alcyonacea (Soft Corals) EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Deep-water corals > Distribution None Deep Sea Coral New York Offshore Spatial Planning CoRIS USGS Cold-Water Coral Geodatabase Deepwater Alcyonaceans NOAA NMFS NOAA NEFSC ecology CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean None. Data set not yet available online. None Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) mailing and physical address

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Silver Spring MD 20910 USA 301-713-3028 http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/approved_recs/nos_de/nccos/CCMA/Biogeography/ny_spatialplan/deep_sea_coral_ne_db_std_browse_NE_RtC.jpg Map of Deep Sea Corals in the Northeast US. JPEG none Unclassified none unconfirmed records of observations from historical sources Unknown none These records were obtained from historical sources and are not confirmed or validated Observations re cord only where surveys have been conducted. Absence of an observation should not be interpreted as absence of corals. none 0.0 none none 0.0 none USGS 2010 v1.0 tabular digital data Scanlon, Waller, et al, 2010 digital database file 2010 Unknown publication date USGS CoWCoG 2010 Cold-Water Coral Geographic Database-deep sea coral observation records National Undersea Research Center, University of Connecticut 2003 Unknown v 1.0 vector digital data Watling, Auster et al, 2003 CD-ROM Unknown publication date Watling et al deep sea coral observation records National Museum of Natural History Unpublished material Unknown spreadsheet http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/ online Unknown Unknown publication date NMNH deep sea coral observation records Yale Peabody Museum Unpublished material Unknown spreadsheet http://peabody.yale.edu/collections/search-collections online Unknown Unknown publication date Yale Peabody deep sea coral observation records NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center 1998 Unknown document NOAA Technical Report NMFS NMFS 140 http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/classics/theroux1998/1-50.pdf electronic mail system 1998 Unknown publication date Theroux Wigley 1998 deep sea coral observation records NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center Unpublished material Unknown online Unknown publication date NOAA NEFSC deep sea coral observation records Bureau of Land Management 1980 Unknown Hecker, Blechschmidt, Gibson, 1980 paper 1980 publication date Hecker et al 1980 deep sea coral observation records National Undersea Research Center, University of Connecticut Unknown spreadsheet electronic mail system Unknown publication date NURC, UConn deep sea coral observation records combined all databases into a single consistent format bases on USGS CoWCoG 20120621 NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service- Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) physical

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Silver Spring MD 20910 301-713-3028 x112 Vector Entity point 1940 0.000001 0.000001 Decimal degrees WGS84 WGS1984 6378137.000000 298.257223563 No correction 0.1 meters Attribute values Deep Sea Coral Observation Deep Sea Coral Observation DSCRTP RECORD_NO Arbitrary & unique record number of the sample or observation, assigned for this database by DSCRTP DSCRTP Record Number ID # DSCRTP 0.0 unknown TAXON Scientific name of the organism observed or sampled reported at the lowest taxonomic level where reasonable accuracy can be assured. The text "sp." is entered after the genus name if the species is not known. DSCRTP taxonomic identification 0.0 Unknown SAMPLE_ID Original ID of the sample or observation, if known (e.g, catalog nember for museum specimen). The text "unknown" is entered if the sample ID isn't known. DSCRTP Sample codes-undefined 0.0 unknown CITATION1 Primary citation for the sample or observation. If unpublished, List name of Lead Scientist DSCRTP Citation information 0.0 unconfirmed CITATION2 Secondary citation for the sample. If a secondary citation was not used the text "n/a" is entered. DSCRTP citation information 0.0 Unconfirmed RECORD_TYPE The type of record is entered (e.g., specimen, video, photo, observation, etc.) The text "unknown" is entered if the method is not known. DSCRTP record type DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed REPOSITORY Location where the sample or record is stored. The text "unknown" is entered if the location is not given in the citation. DSCRTP Repository is an undefined string 0.0 Unconfirmed COLLECTION Method(s) of collection. The text "unknown" is entered if the method is not known. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed OCEAN Ocean basin where the record or sample comes from DSCRTP 7 seas DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed Country country(if applicable - otherwise "n/a" if from international waters) DSCRTP string-country name 0.0 unconfirmed State :US State off which the sample was collected or observation made (if applicable; can also be Mexican State or Canadian Province - otherwise "n/a" if not in U.S. waters) DSCRTP 50 states USA 0.0 unconfirmed SPECIFIC_L Name or description of the location where the sample was collected or observed, as indicated in the citation(s) for the sample or observation. The text "n/a" is entered when the citation doesn't provide a place name or description. DSCRTP geographic place names 0.0 spatially derived Longitude Longitude in decimal degrees in WGS1984 where the sample or observation was collected. DSCRTP -180 180 decimal degrees 0.000001 0.0 unconfirmed locations LATITUDE Latitude in decimal degrees in WGS1984 where the sample or observation was collected. DSCRTP 0 90 decimal degrees 0.000001 0.0 unconfirmed ORIG_X_DD Longitude in decimal degrees in original datum as reported in citation. DSCRTP -180 180 decimal degrees 0.000001 0.0 unconfirmed ORIG_Y_DD Latitude in decimal degrees in original datum as reported in the original citation DSCRTP 0 90 decimal degrees 0.000001 0.0 unconfirmed LOC_QUAL General quality of the positional data; 1 is highest, 3 is lowest. This is a subjective value determined by the person who entered the data. In general, 1 is entered for positions determined by GPS; 2 is entered for other modern systems such as transit satellite or LORAN; 3 is entered for data from the 1800s and early 1900s or when no information about the navigation system was given in the citation. DSCRTP location Quality DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed DEPTHMIN_M Minimum water depth in meters from which the sample was collected or observed, as reported in citation. The value -9999 is entered when depth is not reported. DSCRTP -7000 0 meters 0.1 0.0 unconfirmed DEPTHMAX_M Maximum water depth in meters from which the sample was collected or observed, as reported in citation. The value -9999 is entered when depth is not reported. DSCRTP -7000 0 meters 0.1 0.0 unconfirmed COLLECT_D Day of the month on which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. DSCRTP 0 31 days of the month 1.0 0.0 unconfirmed COLLECT_M Month in which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. DSCRTP 1 12 months of the year 1.0 0.0 unconfirmed COLLECT_Y Year in which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. DSCRTP year year year 0.0 unconfirmed CONDITION Condition of the organism when collected or observed. Categories are: "Live" (Healthy; < 20% dead), "Dead," or "Damaged" (specify "Damaged/predation," "Damaged/anthropogenic," or "Damaged/unknown"). The text "unknown" is entered if size is not reported. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed SIZE_CM no values DSCRTP size DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed INDIVIDUAL # of individual coral colonies observed DSCRTP # of individuals # of individuals DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed ABUNDANCE Abundance category of corals/sponges of the same species at location, or density (actual or estimated), or cover (actual or estimated) of organisms that cannot be individuallly counted. The text "n/a" is entered if abundance or density is not reported. DSCRTP Abundance DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed WEIGHT_KG Weight of the coral/sponges of the same taxon collected at the same location. The text "n/a" is entered if weight is not reported or is not appropriate for this record. DSCRTP weight weight DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed STRUCTURE Structure forming corals: yes or no and sometimes maybe DSCRTP structure forming DSCRTP (yes/no) 0.0 unconfirmed SAMPLESCOM Comments for samples DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed SUBSTRATE Contact substrate of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if contact substrate is not recorded. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed HABITAT Habitat or biotope of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if habitat is not recorded. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed ASSOCIATED Other notable associates or other organisms that are observed to co-occur with the organism. The text "n/a" is entered if associated fauna are not recorded. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed ECOLOGY_CO Written comments on the organism in the context of its environment that might be of interest or importance to subsequent work. The text "none" is entered if no comments are needed. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed IMAGE1 Filename of photo of sample or record (in Images folder). The text "n/a" is entered if no photo is available. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed IMAGE2 Filename of photo of sample or record (in Images folder). The text "n/a" is entered if no photo is available. DSRCTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed VIDEO_CLIP Filename of video clip of sample or record in situ (in Images folder). The text "n/a" is entered if no photo is available. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed PHYLUM Taxonomic Phylum of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed CLASS Taxonomic Class of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed SUBCLASS Taxonomic Subclass of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed ORDER_ Taxonomic Order of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed SUBORDER Taxonomic Suborder of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed FAMILY Taxonomic Family of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed SUBFAMILY Taxonomic Subfamily of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed GENUS Taxonomic Genus of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not identified to genus. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed SPECIES Taxonomic species of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not identified to species. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed SUBSPECIES Taxonomic Subspecies of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed SPECIESCOM Comments and other info about the taxonomy of the species of the sampled or observed organism. The text "none" is entered if no comments are necessary. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed SYNONYMS Other scientific names used for this species. The text "n/a" is entered if there are no other names used. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed AUTHORITY Taxonomist who originally defined and named the species. The text "n/a" is entered if the sample has not been identified to species level. The entry is enclosed in parentheses if the species name has been changed since it was first described. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed COMN_NAMES Common names of the sample/observed species. The text "n/a" is entered if there are no common names known. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed ID_BY Person who identified the species of the sample or observation. The text "unknown" is entered if the person is not identified in the citation. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed ID_DATE Date on which the sample was identified. The date of 1/1/9999 is entered if the date is not known. DSCRTP dates 0.0 unconfirmed CRUISE_ID ID of the cruise on which the sample or observation was collected. The text "unknown" is entered if the cruise ID is not known. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed SHIP Name of the ship used for collecting the sample or observation. The text "unknown" is entered if the name of the ship was not reported in the citation. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed CHIEF Chief scientist of the cruise during which the sample was collected. The text "unknown" is entered if the name of the chief scientist was not reported in the citation. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed CHF_AFFIL Affiliation of the chief scientist. The text "unknown" is entered if the affiliation was not reported in the citation. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed PURPOSE Purpose of the cruise during which the sample or observation was collected. The text "unknown" is entered if the purpose was not reported in the citation. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed STARTMONTH Month during which the cruise started (0 if not known) DSCRTP months DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed STARTYEAR Year during which the cruise started (0 if not known) DSCRTP year year DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed ENDMONTH Month during which the cruise ended (0 if not known) DSCRTP 0 12 months 0.0 unconfirmed ENDYEAR Year during which the cruise ended (0 if not known) DSCRTP year year DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed CRUISECOM Comments and other info about the cruise data. The text "none" is entered is no comments are needed. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed DIVE ID of dive on which the sample or observation was collected, if collection was by SCUBA, ROV, AUV, or other vehicle. The text "unknown" is entered if the ID of dive is not known. The text "n/a" is entered if other collection techniques (e.g., dredge) were used. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed STATION ID of the station where the sample or observation was collected. The text "unknown" is entered if the station ID is not known. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed VEHICLE Name or ID of the AUV, ROV, etc. used to collect sample. The text "n/a" is entered if the sample is not from an AUV, ROV, or other named vehicle. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed OTHER_DATA Other data types collected with the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if no other data is discussed in the citation. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed TEMPERATURE Temperature in degrees C. The text "unknown" is entered if not recorded. DSCRTP -50 100 degrees celcius 0.0 unconfirmed SALINITY salinity DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed OXYGEN oxygen DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed BEGIN_LONG Beginning longitude for trawl surveys DSCRTP longitude longitude DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed END_LONG Ending longitude for trawl surveys DSCRTP longitude Longitude DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed BEGIN_LAT Beginning latitude for trawl surveys DSCRTP 0 90 decimal degrees 0.0 unconfirmed END_LAT Ending latitude for trawl surveys DSCRTP 0 90 decimal degrees 0.0 unconfirmed ORIG_DATUM original datum DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed ORIG_PROJ Original projection DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed NAV_TYPE Navigation type used DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed ACCURACY_M accuracy of records location in meters DSCRTP accuracy meters DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed PRECISION Accuracy of depth record DSCRTP precision meters DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed POINTSCOM Comments and other info about the point. The text "none" is entered if there are no comments necessary. DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed AUTHORS AUTHORS DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed Year Year of publication for citation 1 DSCRTP year year DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed Title Title of citation 1 DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed Jorurnal Journal in which citation 1 was published DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed ISSUE Issue of publication DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed PAGES Pages DSCRTP pages pages DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed PUBLISHER Publisher DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed PUB_CITY publication city DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed PUB_STATE publication state DSCRTP US states DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed WEBSITE Website for citation 1 DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed AUTHORS2 Authors for citation 2 DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed YEAR2 Year of citation 2 DSCRTP year year DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed TITLE2 Title of citation2 DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed JOURNAL2 Journal for citation2 DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed VOLUME2 Volume for citation2 DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed ISSUE2 Issue for citation2 DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed PAGES2 Pages for citation2 DSCRTP pages page numbers DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed PUBLISHER2 Publisher of citation2 DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed PUB_CITY2 Publication city for citation 2 DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed PUB_STATE2 Publication state for citation 2 DSCRTP US states DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed WEBSITE2 Website for citation 2 DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed ENTRY_D Day of entry into database DSCRTP 0 31 days of the month 0.0 unconfirmed ENTRY_M Month of entry into database DSCRTP 0 12 months of the year 0.0 unconfirmed ENTRY_Y Year of entry into database DSCRTP year year DSCRTP 0.0 unconfirmed REPORTER Person entering record into database DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed EMAIL E-mail address for reporter DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed Comments Comments on the reporter DSCRTP undefined string 0.0 unconfirmed Observation records of deep sea corals and associated information. see Attachment G: Geodatabase Revised Fields. 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Silver Spring MD 20910 USA 301-713-3028 FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 20121121045945 None 20120621 20120621 http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/deep_sea_coral_ne_db_std.html 6569