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    • A survey to characterize the principal components of benthic communities over the entire northern Gulf of Mexico from 1999 to 2002 (NCEI Accession 0002192)

    Metadata Updated: December 1, 2023

    A research program has been initiated by the Minerals Management Service (Contract No. 1435-01-99-CT-30991) to gain better knowledge of the benthic communities of the deep Gulf of Mexico entitled "The Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitat and Benthic Ecology." Increasing exploration and exploitation of fossil hydrocarbon resources in the deep-sea prompted the Minerals Management Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior to support an investigation of the structure and function of the assemblages of organisms that live in association with the sea floor in the deep-sea. The program, Deep Gulf of Mexico Benthos or DGoMB, is studying the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) continental slope from water depths of 300 meters on the upper continental slope out to greater than 3,000 meters water depth seaward of the base of the Sigsbee and Florida Escarpments. The study is focused on areas that are the most likely targets of future resource exploration and exploitation.

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    Metadata Date 2023-03-15T01:06:35Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) May 24, 2005 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2023-03-15T01:06:35Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) May 24, 2005 (publication)
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    Access Constraints Cite as: Wolff, Gary A.; Texas A&M University (2005). A survey to characterize the principal components of benthic communities over the entire northern Gulf of Mexico from 1999 to 2002 (NCEI Accession 0002192). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0002192. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Bbox South Lat 23.49
    Bbox West Long -96.01
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    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Temporal Extent Begin 1999-09-01
    Temporal Extent End 2002-08-25

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