Description
Seafloor habitats deeper than 100 meters make up an estimated 29% (1840 km2) of state waters in southern California, yet they are sampled with far less frequency when compared to shallower waters due to the many challenges associated with sampling in deep water. This difference in the frequency of sampling is concerning given the many economically and ecologically important organisms, along with the unique and productive habitats in which they occur, that are found below 100 m. With the creation of the new network of marine protected areas, over 35% (330 km2) of the State’s shelf and slope deeper than 100 m are now protected within State Marine Reserves and
Conservation Areas.
This dataset represents a multi-year study (September 2011 – January 2015) to characterize mid-depth rocky reef and soft bottom ecosystems in the California Marine Life Protection Act’s South Coast (SC) Study Region. The specific objective was to characterize the seafloor habitats and associated biological communities within and adjacent to the State Marine Reserves (SMRs) and Conservation Areas (SMCAs) at the time of implementation.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROV Fish Observations - metadata, 2011-2012 | CSV | Metadata for the ROV fish observation data in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV Habitat Patch - Data, 2011-2012 | CSV | Data for ROV Habitat Patch in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV Invertebrate Observations - Metadata, 2011-2012 | CSV | metadata for ROV Invertebrate Observations data in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV Sessile Invertebrate Patch - Data, 2011-2012 | CSV | Data for ROV Sessile Invertebrate Patch in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV Fish Observations - Methods and Sampling Metadata | Methods and Sampling metadata for the ROV fish observations in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource | |
| ROV GPS Tracking - Metadata, 2011-2012 | CSV | Metadata for ROV GIS tracking data in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| MPA Baseline Program - Lookup Table | CSV | Lookup table for the MPA Baseline program. | Open resource |
| ROV Fish Observations - Data, 2011-2012 | CSV | Data for the ROV fish observations in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV GPS Tracking - Methods and Sampling Metadata | CSV | Metadata for methods and sampling for the ROV GIS tracking in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV Invertebrate Observations - Methods and Sampling Metadata | CSV | Metadata for methods and sampling for ROV Invertebrate Observations in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| MPA Baseline Program - Boundary Information Lookup Table Metadata | CSV | Metadata for the boundary information lookup table for the MPA Baseline Program. | Open resource |
| MPA Baseline Program - Boundary Information Lookup Table | CSV | Lookup table for boundary information for the MPA Baseline Program. | Open resource |
| ROV Sessile Invertebrate Patch - Metadata, 2011-2012 | CSV | Metadata for ROV Sessile Invertebrate Patch data in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV Sessile Invertebrate Patch - Methods and Sampling Metadata | CSV | Metadata for methods and sampling for ROV Sessile Invertebrate Patch in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV Habitat Patch - Methods and Sampling Metadata | CSV | Metadata for methods and sampling for ROV Habitat Patch data in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV Fish Observations - Lookup Table | CSV | Lookup table for the ROV fish observations in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV Invertebrate Observations - Lookup Table | CSV | Lookup table for ROV Invertebrate Observations in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| Full Data Package for Characterization of Mid-Depth Rocky & Soft-Bottom Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2012 | ZIP | Zip file of all files related to the Characterization of Mid-Depth Rocky & Soft-Bottom Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2012 | Open resource |
| MPA Baseline Program - Lookup Table Metadata | CSV | Metadata for the MPA Baseline Program Information. | Open resource |
| ROV GPS Tracking - Data, 2011-2012 | CSV | Data for ROV GIS tracking in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV Invertebrate Observations - Data, 2011-2012 | CSV | Data for ROV Invertebrate Observations in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV Sessile Invertebrate Patch - Transect Lookup Table Metadata | CSV | Metadata for transect lookup table for ROV Sessile Invertebrate Patch in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV GPS Tracking - Transect Lookup Table | CSV | Transect lookup table for ROV GIS tracking in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV GPS Tracking - Transect Lookup Table Metadata | CSV | Transect lookup table for ROV GIS tracking in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| Final Report South Coast Marine Protected Areas Baseline Characterization and Monitoring of Mid-Depth Rocky and Soft-Bottom Ecosystems (20-350m), 2011 to 2012 | This report summarizes the results of a multi-year study (September 2011 – January 2015) to characterize mid-depth rocky reef and soft bottom ecosystems in the California Marine Life Protection Act’s South Coast (SC) Study Region. Our specific objective was to characterize the seafloor habitats and associated biological communities within and adjacent to the State Marine Reserves (SMRs) and Conservation Areas (SMCAs) at the time of implementation. | Open resource | |
| ROV Fish Observations - Lookup Table | CSV | Lookup table for the ROV fish observations in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV Invertebrate Observations - Lookup Table Metadata | CSV | Metadata for lookup table for ROV Invertebrate Observations in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |
| ROV Sessile Invertebrate Patch - Transect Lookup Table | CSV | Transect lookup table for ROV Sessile Invertebrate Patch in sub tidal ecosystems in the South Coast region of California. | Open resource |