gov.noaa.ncei.oer:PacificReefs2011 eng; USA utf8 collectionSession collection level metadata NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact 2026-03-25T12:31:29 ISO 19115-2 Geographic information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) PacificReefs2011: Ocean Exploration and Biotechnology on the Reefs of Palau between 20110219 and 20110304 PacificReefs2011 PacificDeepReefs2011 2012-02 creation Marc Slattery 662-915-7026 662-915-6975 University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy - Department of Pharmacognosy PO Box 1848 - 443 Faser Hall University MS 38677 USA slattery@olemiss.edu principalInvestigator NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher This expedition represents the culmination of ongoing collaboration between National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology- Ocean Biotechnology Center and Repository and University of New Hampshire explorers that use technical diving to characterize deep reef communities and to assess the organisms for their biotechnology potential. Marc Slattery and company have experience working in the twilight zone of the Bahamas and Cayman Islands, and preliminary data from these studies indicate that the deep reef sponges are significantly more bioactive and biodiverse than the surrounding shallow reefs. To date, the Indo-Pacific deep reefs have been relatively unexplored despite the fact that this region encompasses far more biodiversity than the Caribbean. Beyond safe SCUBA diving depths (i.e., 30-150m) coral reef communities continue to persist under extreme environmental conditions. There has been recent interest in exploring these deep reef ecosystems since they are less impacted than their shallow-water counterparts and may represent important "seed-banks" for potential reef recovery. Marc Slattery 662-915-7026 662-915-6975 University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy - Department of Pharmacognosy PO Box 1848 - 443 Faser Hall University MS 38677 USA slattery@olemiss.edu principalInvestigator Dr. Nicolas Alvarado 727-209-5955 727-824-5364 NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research 263 13th Avenue South SUITE 113, RM 354 St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA Nicolas.Alvarado@noaa.gov pointOfContact unknown https://data.noaa.gov/docucomp/image/5abab464-7994-49fc-8a2f-ec337a11bfd4 NOAA logo PNG BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE HABITAT BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > REEF HABITAT BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > CORAL REEFS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian expedition exploration explorer marine education noaa ocean ocean discovery ocean education ocean exploration ocean exploration and research OER ocean literacy ocean research science scientific mission scientific research sea stewardship systematic exploration technology transformational research undersea underwater Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) Program Discovery Keywords NOAA/OAR/OER - Ocean Exploration and Research 301-734-1014 301-713-4252 1315 East-West Hwy, SSMC3, #10210 Silver Spring MD 20910 USA oceanexplorer@noaa.gov 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday resourceProvider This is a list of static and vetted keywords to assist in search and discovery of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) program-related records. deep reef communities deep sea corals technical diving twilight zone deep reef sponges Indo-Pacific deep reefs coral reef ecosystems deep sea habitats bioassessment mesophotic coral reefs theme None North Pacific Indo-Pacific Peleliu Ulong Palau place None otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: No access constraints. Use Constraints: No use constraints. eng; USA oceans biota environment 134 134.25 7.09 7.33 ground condition 2011-02-19 2011-03-04 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/oer-digital-atlas/mapsOE.htm information asNeeded This metadata was created during the planning process of the 2011 project. It will be updated after the expedition is complete.