EOP Gold Coral (Gerardia sp.) Growth Measurements

Description

Gold coral (Gerardia sp.) trees that were inspected years earlier on Pisces submersible dives were revisited and their change in size measured. The fishery for Gerardia operates using an estimate of average growth at 6mm/yr which would yield adult trees in a span of a few to several decades. In contrast independent radiometric studies suggest that large adult Gerardia colonies could be as much as a millenia old. The intent of this work was to revisit corals that had been inspected earlier and see if any appreciable growth could be seen. If not then the 6mm/yr estimate could be dismissed.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/6722
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/6722
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/pifsc/dmp/pdf/6722.pdf

Tags

  • doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
  • legacy data set
  • fishery
  • precious corals
  • longevity
  • noaa
  • gerardia sp. precious coral
  • submersible dives.
  • growth rate
  • pacific islands fisheries science center
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • eop optical surveys
  • national marine fisheries service
  • gold coral
  • esd
  • deep coral
  • before after comparison of growth
  • eop
  • radiometric estimates
  • point data
  • submersible dives

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