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    • Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities: Habitat Assessment and Evaluation (HAE) and Mapping, Ground-truthing, and Predictive Habitat Modeling (MGM) Projects Expedition on the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster (NF-22-06) in the Gulf of Mexico

    Metadata Updated: October 2, 2025

    This dataset collection includes raw data collected for the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) projects between 2022-08-09 and 2022-08-28 aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster (NF-22-06). Operations consisted of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dives, multibeam surveys, and conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) probe operations at known impacted and reference mesophotic sites (depths of 1100-2000m) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The data include high-resolution multibeam echosounder data for bathymetry and backscatter surfaces, CTD profiles, ROV survey transects collecting video and still images, and biological, and sediment sampling. Additional related data products may also be included in this collection as they are submitted to the NCEI archive.

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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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    Metadata Date 2025-05-16T12:50:50Z
    Metadata Created Date July 28, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date October 2, 2025
    Reference Date(s) July 6, 2023 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Metadata Date 2025-05-16T12:50:50Z
    Metadata Created Date July 28, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date October 2, 2025
    Reference Date(s) July 6, 2023 (publication)
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    Access Constraints Cite as: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2023). Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities: Habitat Assessment and Evaluation (HAE) and Mapping, Ground-truthing, and Predictive Habitat Modeling (MGM) Projects Expedition on the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster (NF-22-06) in the Gulf of Mexico. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/td42-8z21. 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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