Abstract:

This dataset is made up of high definition digital images of corals in the northern Gulf of Mexico at sites at sites in the Mississippi Canyon and the Atwater Valley (Lease blocks: MC344, MC297, MC294, and AT357). These images were collected as a part of cruises FK006b-leg1 and FK006b-leg2 on board the R/V Falkor in November 2012 utilizing the ROV Global Explorer.

Suggested Citation:

Fisher, Charles. 2016. Coral images from the northern Gulf of Mexico, November 22-25 2012. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7HQ3WVD

Publications:

Girard, F., Fu, B., & Fisher, C. (2016). Mutualistic symbiosis with ophiuroids limited the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on deep-sea octocorals. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 549, 89–98. doi:10.3354/meps11697

Fisher, C., Montagna, P., & Sutton, T. (2016). How Did the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impact Deep-Sea Ecosystems? Oceanography, 29(3), 182–195. doi:10.5670/oceanog.2016.82

Girard, F., Shea, K., & Fisher, C. R. (2018). Projecting the recovery of a long-lived deep-sea coral species after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill using state-structured models. Journal of Applied Ecology. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.13141

Girard, F., & Fisher, C. R. (2018). Long-term impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on deep-sea corals detected after seven years of monitoring. Biological Conservation, 225, 117–127. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2018.06.028

Girard, F., Cruz, R., Glickman, O., Harpster, T., & Fisher, C. R. (2019). In situ growth of deep-sea octocorals after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Elem Sci Anth, 7(1), 12. doi:10.1525/elementa.349

Purpose:

The purpose of this study was to track progression of visible impact of oil exposure to individual corals and to the coral community at sites MC344, MC297, MC294, and AT357.

Data Parameters and Units:

images-coral_species.xlsx - filename, colony name, coral species. Images organized in folders by lease block code, where lease block latitude (decimal degrees), longitude (decimal degrees), and image date (MM/DD/YYYY) are: AT354 27.58671 -89.70478 11/23/2012; MC294 28.67226 -88.47660 11/22/2013; MC297 28.68203 -88.34513 11/24/2012; MC344 28.63354 -88.169587 11/25/2012.

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