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Developing A Benthic Habitat Map for the Insular S...

The purpose of this project is to develop a benthic habitat map for uncharacterized mesophotic coral reef ecosystems (30 to 100 m deep) on the South Eastern Puerto Rican (Insular) ...
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Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, Waterbodies, bryan.costa@noaa.gov, laura.kracker@noaa.gov, tim.battista@noaa.gov, will.sautter@noaa.gov

Ecology, Integrity and Status of Caribbean Mesopho...

We investigated Puerto Rico’s mesophotic coral ecosystems to better understand them and their relationship to shallower reefs. They are off the southwestern coast at depths of 50–100 m (164–328 ft) ...
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Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Regional Ecosystem Science, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

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Photo Identification Guides for Deep-sea Corals an...

Iridogorgia magnispiralis, southwest Florida escarpment. Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. Two new photo identification guides for deep-sea corals and sponges are now available to the public from ...
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Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, andrew.shuler@noaa.gov, enrique.salgado@noaa.gov, peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov

NOAA Awards $2.4 Million for Mesophotic Coral Ecos...

NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, in cooperation with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and the Office of Exploration and Research, awarded $599,673 of an anticipated four-year, $2.4 ...
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Coral, Funding, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, American Samoa, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Expedition Begins to Investigate Coral Ecosystem C...

Mesophotic coral ecosystem at Geyer Bank (~105 feet deep) in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Credit: Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) and University of North Carolina at Wilmington, ...
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Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Assessment of Florida's Mesophotic Coral Reefs Pub...

A multi-institutional team of scientists funded by NCCOS has published an assessment of the mesophotic coral reefs (75–270 feet deep) located roughly 150 miles off of Florida’s southwest coast. The ...
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Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

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