Deep Sea Coral voucher sequence dataset - Identification of deep-sea corals collected during the 2009 - 2014 West Coast Groundfish Bottom Trawl Survey

Description

Data for this project resides in the West Coast Groundfish Bottom Trawl Survey Database. Deep-sea corals are often components of trawling bycatch, though their brittle skeleton and slow growth make them particularly vulnerable to such impacts. An understanding of the population structure of deep-sea corals will be critical to ascertaining the effects of habitat loss and genetic connections between distant populations, both of which are important to the 2006 Magnuson-Stevens Act directive and the NMFS federal mandate. An initial species inventory of deep-sea corals off the United States coastline is a necessary first step toward a comprehensive understanding of the ecology and distribution of this diverse species assemblage. Quantifying species distributions from bycatch data and fisheries independent surveys requires accurate species-level identifications of the corals found in tows; however, the taxonomic identification of corals to the species level is often problematic. In some cases morphologically similar specimens may only be distinguished from one another using microscopic skeletal structures. In other cases, the taxonomic delineations of some families are so confused that accurate species-level designations are currently impossible. The use of genetic information combined with morphology is likely the best approach to decipher evolutionary patterns in these species. A collection of genetic barcodes for all verified voucher specimens of deep sea corals in our collections. Also includes SEM images for some species.

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Name Format Description Link
0 This is a table referencing DNA sequences generated from deep sea corals collected by a number of agencies. All sequences are published in one of two databases, and those accession numbers are included here. The Genbank Database can be accessed here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/. The National Coral Database can be accessed here: https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/deep_sea_corals_parr_022118
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17970
0 NWFSC Dataset Information page. A collection of genetic barcodes for all verified voucher specimens of deep sea corals in our collections. Also includes SEM images for some species. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/datasets/dataset/105225
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc/dmp/pdf/17970.pdf
0 This is a table referencing DNA sequences generated from deep sea corals collected by a number of agencies. All sequences are published in one of two databases, and those accession numbers are included here. The Genbank Database can be accessed here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/. The National Coral Database can be accessed here: https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/deep_sea_corals_parr_022118/data/page/

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  • cb (conservation biology) division
  • dna sequencer
  • northwest fisheries science center
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc
  • by-catch
  • national marine fisheries service
  • noaa. u.s. department of commerce
  • northern ca current system
  • deep sea coral
  • unknown physical collection device

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