Deep-sea corals of the USA: Surveys, maps, & models for exploration and management Heather Coleman Robert McGuinn Tom Hourigan Peter Etnoyer Matt Dornback Daniel Wagner Dan Dorfman Renee King Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program
Gulf of Mexico / Southeast Northeast Canyons Black Coral Stony Coral Gold Coral Alaska Lace Coral Gorgonians Sea Pens Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program
Alaska Northeast Canyons Pacific Islands Gulf of Mexico / Southeast West Coast Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program
Vulnerable Habitats Photo: L. Horn Southeast: 90% of Oculina reefs have been lost to bottom trawling. Source: Koenig et al. 2005 Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Fisheries Page 4
Deep-Sea Coral Research & Technology Program Established to serve Councils in 2009 with latest Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization Integrates expertise and resources across NOAA Research to locate and understand corals/sponges, address fishing and other threats Spatially explicit modeling, visualization, analysis U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Fisheries Page 5
US EEZ by Region & Depth Class Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Fisheries Page 6
Deep-Sea Coral Protection Timeline Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Fisheries Page 7 U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Fisheries Page
Deep-Sea Coral Protection Summary 50 km 100 km 200 km Trawling restrictions within US EEZ Deep coral and sponge observations 500 km 100 km U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Fisheries Page 8
DSCRTP Data Portal DeepSeaCoralData.NOAA.gov Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program
Cruise Data Habitat Suitability Models Reports and Maps Occurrence Database DSCRTP Data Mgmt Side Projects Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program
Research Exploration Priority Setting Conservation Actions Decision Analysis Photos Video Navigation (vessel/rov) CTD and sensors Sample logs Multi-beam mapping Cruise reports Site characterizations Database records Synthesis and Reporting Data Streams Standards Quality Assurance Archive Discovery Distribution Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program
National Database (Operating principles) Comprehensive nationally Contributing internationally Darwin core compliant Highly invested in QA/QC Networked with other data providers Connection with key databases Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program
Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program
Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program
Southeast DSC Geodatabase Link Existing & proposed protected areas Museum and visual records Previous submersible dives Habitat suitability models 500 km
Southeast DSC Geodatabase Link Multibeam bathymetry Satellite bathymetry Place names Pipelines & platforms 500 km
Questions? For more information: https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/library/seminar-videos U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Fisheries Page 18
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National Marine Fisheries Service Silver Spring National Centers for Environmental Information Stennis National Ocean Service Charleston Program Management Data Management and Access Field Expertise Taxonomic Expertise Archiving Mapping and Modelling
PostgreSQL Database Potential: ArcGIS Online Story Maps ArcServer Map ERDDAP Zope/Plone Website NCEI Archives & CoRIS
Data Ingest Process Receive Data Schema Conform Error Checking Summary Stats Expert Taxonomic Review Add to Database Add to Google Drive Log in Redmine Match fields GIS Land Check Valid values Whitespace Flagged records, taxa summaries, depth distribution KML exported Data, stats, & KML sent to expert Ensures taxonomic identifications Depth/Location generally correct Added by Database Administrator Checked for errors by GIS Analyst Tiles generated
Deep-Sea Coral Protection Summary U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Fisheries Page 23
Trawling Restrictions Before 1996 500 km US EEZ Before 1996 Western Pacific EEZ-wide Restrictions (1983) Middle Grounds HAPC (1984) Oculina Experimental Closed Area (1984) 50 km U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Fisheries Page 24
Trawling Restrictions 1996-2000 5 km 500 km US EEZ Before 1996 1996-2000 Oculina Bank Shrimp / EFH Closure (1996/2000) Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge (1999) Madison-Swanson and Steamboat Lumps (2000) Sitka Pinnacles Marine Reserve (2000) 100 km U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Fisheries Page 25
Trawling Restrictions 2001-2005 50 km 50 km 500 km US EEZ Before 1996 1996-2000 2001-2005 1 Pacific, 1 Western Pacific closure (2001) 9 New England closures (2004-2005) 6 Caribbean, 7 Gulf of Mexico closures (2005) 10 km U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Fisheries Page 26
Trawling Restrictions 2006-2010 100 km US EEZ Before 1996 1996-2000 2001-2005 2006-2010 53 Pacific closures (2006) 11 North Pacific closures (2006-2008) 4 Western Pacific closures (2006, 2009) 1 Gulf of Mexico, 4 Mid-Atlantic closures (2009) 100 km U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Fisheries Page 27
Deep-Sea Coral Focus Atlantic 2010-2016 South Atlantic Council 12 MPAs & deep-water closures (2010), 3 expansions (2015) Northeast Canyons & Seamounts Marine National Monument (2016) Mid-Atlantic Council (2016) 15 canyons and discrete areas Broad area protection freezes the footprint New England Council (now) Proposed Coral Amendment 100 km US EEZ Before 1996 1996-2000 2001-2005 2006-2010 2011-2016