Surveying Deep-sea Corals, Sponges, and Fish Habitat Off the U.S. West Coast

Surveying Deep-sea Corals, Sponges, and Fish Habitat Off the U.S. West Coast
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Mission Overview

From October 7 to November 7, 2019, scientists and engineers from NOAA, the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration, the U.S. Geological Survey, and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management conducted a 29-day expedition aboard NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker along the California, Oregon, and Washington coasts, exploring the deep sea, one of the largest, but least known environments on Earth.

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Niskin bottles on the GFOE ROV Yogi.

So, What Is Environmental DNA Anyway?

One of the goals of this cruise, especially for the Deep-sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s West Coast Research Initiative, was to continue to characterize the biodiversity of deep-sea corals and sponges in various habitats along the West Coast.

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The AUV Popoki ready for operation on deck of the Reuben Lasker.
Characterizing the Marine Environment
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Location of AUV Dive #7 at BOEM Humboldt Call Area off Eureka, CA.
Potential Offshore Wind Energy Lease Sites
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Color shaded-relief bathymetric map of the seafloor mound based on multibeam mapping on the NOAA Ship Fairweather.
A Mud Volcano By Any Other Name...
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Mission Logs
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