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Lophelia II 2009: Deepwater Program: Exploration and Research of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Natural and Artificial Hard Bottom Habitats with Emphasis on Coral Communities: Reefs, Rigs and Wrecks on NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown between 20090819 and 20090912

Data provided by  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This cruise used the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason II
to: explore 4-6 new sites for the occurrence of deep water coral reefs; made
collections of Lophelia and other corals for genetic and physiological studies,
made collections of communities associated with Lophelia and other corals for
ecological studies; collected quantitative digital imagery for characterization
of sites and coral communities; collect spatially explicit physical near bottom
oceanographic data; deploy cameras and microbial arrays; reposition larval traps
and current meters; collected push cores; and conducted a series of linked
archeological/ biological investigations on deep water
shipwrecks.

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