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    • ME70 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During HB2205

    Metadata Updated: December 1, 2023

    With the overall goal of surveying and investigating known or suspected deep-sea coral habitats off the coast of the northeastern US and Canada, a team of biological oceanographers, taxonomists, benthic biologists, modelers, and physical scientists will conduct a program having the following objectives: 1. Survey areas using the ROV ROPOS; with concurrent sampling of environmental factors (i.e. depth, hydrography) to characterize benthic habitats and identify areas of coral presence 2. Ground-truth areas predicted to be coral hotspots based on data provided from habitat suitability models and validate habitat suitability models 3. Assess deep-sea coral abundance, distribution, size 4. Classify coral and adjacent soft sediment habitats and document faunal affinities 5. Collect deep corals for taxonomic, reproduction, and age analyses 6. Collect deep corals and associated fauna for genetic (e.g., phylogenetic, phylogeographic, and connectivity) and isotopic composition. 7. Collect sediment cores to study sedimentary food webs. 8. Collect water samples for nutrient analyses and isotopic signatures 9. Conduct multibeam mapping in areas where data are missing or incomplete

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date November 5, 2023
    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) August 4, 2022 (creation), November 5, 2023 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NGDC MGG Sonar Water Column

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Series
    Metadata Date November 5, 2023
    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) August 4, 2022 (creation), November 5, 2023 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncei:HB2205_ME70
    Access Constraints Cite as: NMFS. 2023. ME70 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During HB2205. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/xvnn-e733 [access date], Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., 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., Resource may not be available for up to one year after initial collection.
    Bbox East Long -70.48248
    Bbox North Lat 41.53061
    Bbox South Lat 40.94771
    Bbox West Long -71.63605
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id f1dc14bb-7d4d-4b81-98eb-3cc42128b39d
    Harvest Source Id ab8b0290-e4db-4a00-89f2-4e427c2054b2
    Harvest Source Title NGDC MGG Sonar Water Column
    Licence These data are considered raw and have not been subjected to the NOAA's quality control or quality assurance procedures. They are released for limited public use as preliminary data to be used only with appropriate caution. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty., Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
    Lineage Unknown
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-71.63605, 40.94771], [-70.48248, 40.94771], [-70.48248, 41.53061], [-71.63605, 41.53061], [-71.63605, 40.94771]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2022-08-04T00:00:00
    Temporal Extent End 2022-08-16T11:59:59

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