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    • Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities: Mesophotic Fish and Coral Presence, Absence, and Density Data in the Northeast Gulf of Mexico from 2018-04-18 to 2020-08-04 (NCEI Accession 0276878)

    Metadata Updated: November 1, 2023

    Presence, absence and density information for fish and corals in the northeast Gulf of Mexico and the West Florida shelf. Data was collected from three different projects over a two-year period from 2018-2020. The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group’s Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities Restoration: Coral Propagation Technique Development (CPT) Project funded re-analysis of previously collected, separately funded ROV video surveys for acquisition of relevant coral and sponge presence, absence, and density data, and performed a quality assurance/quality check prior to submitting the data to NCEI. Data is formatted into two Excel spreadsheets, one with observations and one with absence data. This data package also includes representative images for each site taken from ROV video.

    This dataset was generated by William F. Patterson III, University of Florida (UF) during ROV surveys undertaken to monitor Lionfish trap sites and to perform a count of Red Snapper at designated areas. The corresponding video was then analyzed for corals and sponges by Joe Tarnecki at UF. The coral and sponge data in this accession were funded by the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities Restoration: Coral Propagation Technique Development (CPT) project. Members of the CPT Project performed a quality check on the annotations prior to submission to NCEI.

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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 2023-08-30T13:27:18Z
    Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) March 14, 2023 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2023-08-30T13:27:18Z
    Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) March 14, 2023 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0276878
    Access Constraints Cite as: Tarnecki, Joseph; Patterson, William F., III (2023). Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities: Mesophotic Fish and Coral Presence, Absence, and Density Data in the Northeast Gulf of Mexico from 2018-04-18 to 2020-08-04 (NCEI Accession 0276878). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/6j5d-nb96. 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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    Temporal Extent Begin 2018-04-18
    Temporal Extent End 2020-08-04

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