scleractinia_v3 eng; USA utf8 dataset Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch 301-713-3028 1305 East West Highway, SSMC4 Silver Spring MD 20910 USA pointOfContact 2024-12-15 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Entity point 1940 World Geodetic System 1984 WGS 84 2007-08-27 revision https://epsg.org/crs_4326/WGS-84.html WGS 84 GML of World Geodetic System 1984 coordinate reference system. information resourceProvider European Petroleum Survey Group https://epsg.org/home.html European Petroleum Survey Group Geodetic Parameter Registry Registry that accesses the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, which is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations. search publisher urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 Deep Sea Coral National Observation Database, Northeast Region 2012-06-19 publication version 1.0 Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch originator Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fishery Service (NMFS), Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program originator NOAA's Ocean Service (NOS), National Center for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Silver Spring MD publisher documentDigital The national database of deep sea coral observations. Northeast version 1.0. ***** This database was developed by the NOAA NOS NCCOS CCMA Biogeography office as part of a New York Offshore Spatial Planning project. The National Database of Deep Sea Coral Observations has been developed to serve the needs of natural resource managers, scientific researchers, and the public. underDevelopment Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) 301-713-3028 1305 East West Highway, SSMC4 Silver Spring MD 20910 USA pointOfContact continual CoRIS_Metadata theme NCEI Geoportal Filter Environmental Monitoring theme NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Deep Sea Coral New York Offshore Spatial Planning CoRIS USGS Cold-Water Coral Geodatabase Deepwater Alcyonaceans NOAA NMFS NOAA NEFSC ecology theme None Geographic Information > Biology theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Deep-water corals > Distribution EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Deep-water corals > Alcyonacea (Soft Corals) theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean place CoRIS Place Thesaurus These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: None otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None. Data set not yet available online. unclassified none none National Geodatabase of Deep Sea Coral Observations publication v 1.0 Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program originator tableDigital largerWorkCitation vector eng; USA biota geoscientificInformation oceans -76.077800 -60.511400 36.500000 44.433000 2012-06-21 Deep Sea Coral Observation: Deep Sea Coral Observation DEPTHMIN_M Minimum water depth in meters from which the sample was collected or observed, as reported in citation. The value -9999 is entered when depth is not reported. 0 -7000 meters meters DEPTHMAX_M Maximum water depth in meters from which the sample was collected or observed, as reported in citation. The value -9999 is entered when depth is not reported. 0 -7000 meters meters COLLECT_D Day of the month on which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. 31 0 days of the month days of the month COLLECT_M Month in which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. 12 1 months of the year months of the year Longitude Longitude in decimal degrees in WGS1984 where the sample or observation was collected. 180 -180 decimal degrees decimal degrees LATITUDE Latitude in decimal degrees in WGS1984 where the sample or observation was collected. 90 0 decimal degrees decimal degrees BEGIN_LAT Beginning latitude for trawl surveys 90 0 decimal degrees decimal degrees END_LAT Ending latitude for trawl surveys 90 0 decimal degrees decimal degrees RECORD_NO Arbitrary and unique record number of the sample or observation, assigned for this database by DSCRTP Record Number | ID # SAMPLE_ID Original ID of the sample or observation, if known (e.g, catalog nember for museum specimen). The text "unknown" is entered if the sample ID isn't known. Sample codes-undefined CITATION1 Primary citation for the sample or observation. If unpublished, List name of Lead Scientist Citation information CITATION2 Secondary citation for the sample. If a secondary citation was not used the text "n/a" is entered. citation information COLLECT_Y Year in which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. year | year COLLECTION Method(s) of collection. The text "unknown" is entered if the method is not known. undefined string REPOSITORY Location where the sample or record is stored. The text "unknown" is entered if the location is not given in the citation. Repository is an undefined string PHYLUM Taxonomic Phylum of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. undefined string CLASS Taxonomic Class of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. undefined string SUBCLASS Taxonomic Subclass of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. undefined string ORDER_ Taxonomic Order of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. undefined string SUBORDER Taxonomic Suborder of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. undefined string FAMILY Taxonomic Family of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. undefined string SUBFAMILY Taxonomic Subfamily of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. undefined string GENUS Taxonomic Genus of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not identified to genus. undefined string SPECIES Taxonomic species of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not identified to species. undefined string SUBSPECIES Taxonomic Subspecies of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. undefined string SPECIESCOM Comments and other info about the taxonomy of the species of the sampled or observed organism. The text "none" is entered if no comments are necessary. undefined string SYNONYMS Other scientific names used for this species. The text "n/a" is entered if there are no other names used. undefined string AUTHORITY Taxonomist who originally defined and named the species. The text "n/a" is entered if the sample has not been identified to species level. The entry is enclosed in parentheses if the species name has been changed since it was first described. undefined string COMN_NAMES Common names of the sample/observed species. The text "n/a" is entered if there are no common names known. undefined string ID_BY Person who identified the species of the sample or observation. The text "unknown" is entered if the person is not identified in the citation. undefined string BEGIN_LONG Beginning longitude for trawl surveys longitude | longitude END_LONG Ending longitude for trawl surveys longitude | Longitude AUTHORS AUTHORS undefined string Year Year of publication for citation 1 year | year Title Title of citation 1 undefined string Jorurnal Journal in which citation 1 was published undefined string RECORD_TYPE The type of record is entered (e.g., specimen, video, photo, observation, etc.) The text "unknown" is entered if the method is not known. record type | DSCRTP BINOMEN BINOMEN scientific names | ITIS Entity and Attribute Overview: Observation records of deep sea corals and associated information. Entity and Attribute Detail Citation: see Attachment G: Geodatabase Revised Fields. zip file Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) 301-713-3028 1305 East West Highway, SSMC4 Silver Spring MD 20910 USA distributor no charge https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0128996 download dataset Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report none Horizontal Positional Accuracy none meters 0.0 Vertical Positional Accuracy Report none Vertical Positional Accuracy none meters 0.0 Observations record only where surveys have been conducted. Absence of an observation should not be interpreted as absence of corals. These records were obtained from historical sources and are not confirmed or validated Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment none unconfirmed records of observations from historical sources meters Unknown combined all databases into a single consistent format bases on USGS CoWCoG 2012-06-21T00:00:00 NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service- Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) 301-713-3028 x112 1305 East-West Highway, SSMC4 Rm 3216 Silver Spring MD 20910 processor Source Contribution: Cold-Water Coral Geographic Database-deep sea coral observation recordsSource Type: digital database file USGS Cold-Water Coral Geodatabase v1.0 2010-01-01 publication v1.0 USGS originator tableDigital Scanlon, Waller, et al, 2010 2010-01-01 Source Contribution: deep sea coral observation recordsSource Type: CD-ROM A Geographic Database of Deepwater Alcyonaceans of the Northeastern US Continental Shelf and Slope 2003-01-01 publication v 1.0 National Undersea Research Center, University of Connecticut originator mapDigital Watling, Auster et al, 2003 Source Contribution: deep sea coral observation recordsSource Type: online Database of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum publication National Museum of Natural History originator http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/ tableDigital Source Contribution: deep sea coral observation recordsSource Type: online Online records of deep sea coral observations publication Yale Peabody Museum originator http://peabody.yale.edu/collections/search-collections tableDigital Source Contribution: deep sea coral observation recordsSource Type: electronic mail system Quantitative Composition and Distribution of the Macrobenthic Invertebrate Fauna of the Continental Shelf Ecosystems of the Northeastern United States 1998-01-01 publication NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center originator http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/classics/theroux1998/1-50.pdf documentDigital NOAA Technical Report NMFS NMFS 140 1998-01-01 Source Contribution: deep sea coral observation recordsSource Type: online Benthic Ecology Database publication NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center originator Source Contribution: deep sea coral observation recordsSource Type: paper Epifaunal Zonation and Community Structure in the Mid- and North Atlantic Canyons - Final Report for the Canyon Assessment Study in the Mid- and North Atlantic areas of the US Outer Continental Shelf 1980-01-01 publication Bureau of Land Management originator Hecker, Blechschmidt, Gibson, 1980 1980-01-01 Source Contribution: deep sea coral observation recordsSource Type: electronic mail system DSCRTP data mining exercise publication National Undersea Research Center, University of Connecticut originator tableDigital annually This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2016-01-11 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform. Translated from FGDC 2025-03-24T18:14:43.854Z Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch 301-713-3028 1305 East West Highway, SSMC4 Silver Spring MD 20910 USA pointOfContact