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    • Digital video data and temperature, salinity and other physical data taken during the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration's Florida Coast Deep Corals 2005 cruise from 2005-11-07 to 2005-11-21

    Metadata Updated: December 1, 2025

    These video data as well as temperature, salinity and other physical data were collected during the Florida Coast Deep Corals mission of 2005. The data gathered during this expedition provided a strong foundation of information on the deep-water coral ecosystems off the Florida coast. The expedition was sponsored by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration.

    With the continuing global depletion of coastal fisheries, commercial fishing vessels are moving into deeper water and exploiting fish and crustacean species that are frequently associated with complex coral structures. Deep-sea coral ecosystems (DSCE) exist at numerous locations around the coast of Florida. These coral communities provide habitat for relatively unknown but highly diverse assemblages of fish and invertebrates, many of which are undoubtedly undescribed species. There is therefore an urgent need to identify these coral habitats, map their distribution and abundance, and document any potentially valuable fishery species associated with them. Resource managers can use this information to develop conservation policy and scientists can use it as a foundation for hypothesis driven ecological and physiological research. Since deepwater reefs are not visible to the general public, dissemination of information through the media and the education system is vital in order to create empathy for their protection. The overarching objective of this proposal is to increase the current understanding of deep-water coral habitats along Florida's coasts. Unlike shallow water tropical reefs, deep-water reefs are not well known.

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    Metadata Date 2025-11-21T14:11:15Z
    Metadata Created Date May 21, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) January 25, 2006 (publication), May 10, 2016 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Series
    Metadata Date 2025-11-21T14:11:15Z
    Metadata Created Date May 21, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) January 25, 2006 (publication), May 10, 2016 (revision)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:OER-Cruise-FLDeepCorals2005
    Access Constraints Cite as: Brooke, Sandra D.; NOAA Ocean Exploration; Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (2006). Digital video data and temperature, salinity and other physical data taken during the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration's Florida Coast Deep Corals 2005 cruise from 2005-11-07 to 2005-11-21. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/OER-Cruise-FLDeepCorals2005. 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 24.228
    Bbox West Long -81.1876
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    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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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 2005-11-07
    Temporal Extent End 2005-11-21

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