The State of Deep Coral Ecosystems of the United States: 2007
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Site Characterization; Olympic Coast
This report on a 2006 deep-sea coral survey expands on the previous publication to include quantification of habitat types and the distribution/abundance of deep-sea corals and sponges in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.
Collection And Preservation, Corals, Deep-sea Animals
A collection of publicly available, multi-institutional, peer-reviewed methodologies describing how to collect deep-sea coral samples to meet archival standards.
coral reef biology; coral reef conservation; coral reef ecology; coral reefs and islands; corals; endangered ecosystems; habitat; international cooperation
This document summarizes the proceedings of the Deep-Sea Corals Workshop held in Galway, Ireland on January 16-17, 2003. The workshop was hosted by the Irish Marine Institute (MI) and organized by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This workshop builds on the growing collaboration between MI and NOAA under the Joint Statement of Understanding signed by the two institutions in 1995.