gov.noaa.nodc:MDBC-PS2208 eng utf8 series NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-04-28T21:15:15Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities Coral Propagation Technique Development (CPT) and Habitat Assessment and Evaluation (HAE) Projects during Expedition PS-22-08 cruise on R/V Point Sur in the Gulf of Mexico 2024-03-21 publication 2024-03-19 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/zt5z-aj64 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:MDBC-PS2208 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Etnoyer, Peter NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Frometa, Janessy NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Jenkins, William USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center https://www.usgs.gov/centers/wetland-and-aquatic-research-center HTTPS USGS WARC (WARC) website Institution web page information author Peter Etnoyer NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator William Jenkins USGS WARC (WARC) https://www.usgs.gov/centers/wetland-and-aquatic-research-center HTTPS USGS WARC (WARC) website Institution web page information collaborator Janessy Frometa NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information collaborator Peter Etnoyer NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Institution web page information contributor NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information contributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) contributor NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation (NMFS/OHC) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/office-habitat-conservation HTTPS NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation (NMFS/OHC) website Institution web page information contributor United States Geological Survey (USGS) https://www.usgs.gov/ HTTPS United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This dataset contains raw: physical, navigational, biological, and both still and video imagery data files collected during the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) Expedition PS-22-08 cruise between 2021-10-04 and 2021-10-08. Seven dives were conducted at 5 sites, including 3 CTD casts and 2 survey transects during the cruise. ROV operations were conducted to sample and survey sites with goals to acquire live corals for husbandry and genetics research. Coral snips were also collected for microbiology, population genetics, barcoding, and reproduction data. CTD rosette casts were conducted daily with water sampling for husbandry and eDNA. Highlight videos were collected for outreach and education purposes as well. Additional related data products may also be included in this collection as they are submitted to the NCEI archive. The data in this accession were funded by the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities Restoration Coral Propagation Technique Development (CPT) and Habitat Assessment and Evaluation (HAE) projects. These projects are two of many selected by the Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group to restore natural resources injured by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill was an unprecedented event. Approximately 3.2 million barrels of oil were released into the deep ocean over nearly three months. The plume of oil moved throughout the water column, formed surface slicks that cumulatively covered an area the size of Virginia, and washed oil onto at least 1,300 miles of shoreline habitats. More than 770 square miles (2,000 square kilometers) of deep benthic habitat were injured by the oil spill, including areas surrounding the Deepwater Horizon wellhead and parts of the Pinnacles Trend mesophotic reef complex, located at the edge of the continental shelf. The purpose of this dataset is to consolidate and summarize all CTD data collected during PS-22-08 in October of 2021 and to visualize the water column and patterns of water chemistry. The information collected in the field will be used to understand temperature, oxygen, and light levels in the natural environment of the mesophotic octocorals injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The environmental data parameters will serve as reference points to be applied to laboratory husbandry studies to support coral propagation and benthic habitat restoration of the Gulf of Mexico. The data in this accession were funded by the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities Restoration Coral Propagation Technique Development (CPT) and Habitat Assessment and Evaluation (HAE) projects. 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Cruise Report : MDBC Expedition R/V Point Sur, October 4–8, 2021 2022 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25923/jern-nz07 https://doi.org/10.25923/jern-nz07 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25923/jern-nz07 Cruise Report information Etnoyer, Peter US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Frometa, Janessy US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Salgado, Enrique US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science enrique.salgado@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science publisher documentDigital DWH MDBC cruise report CR-22-01 crossReference project Open Ocean Restoration Area 2022 publication https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-areas/open-ocean HTTPS Open Ocean Restoration Area OOTIG Project Webpage information Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-areas/open-ocean HTTPS website Institution web page information author Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-areas/open-ocean HTTPS website Institution web page information publisher documentDigital crossReference project NOAA Gulf Spill Restoration 2022 publication https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Gulf Spill Restoration Oil Spill Restoration Webpage information Deepwater Horizon NRDA" https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/ HTTPS website Institution web page information author Deepwater Horizon NRDA https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/ HTTPS website Institution web page information publisher documentDigital crossReference program Scientific Support for Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Community Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico 2020 publication https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/scientific-support-for-mesophotic-and-deep-benthic-community-restoration-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/ HTTPS https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/scientific-support-for-mesophotic-and-deep-benthic-community-restoration-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/ National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) project page information NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information publisher documentDigital crossReference project eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -87.2226 -86.9136 29.808 30.119 2021-10-05 The accessions associated with this collection are raw cruise data copied from hard drives. 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