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NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington

Data Set (DS)  |  National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:58183  |  Updated: June 6, 2026  |  Published / External 
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Summary

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Short Citation
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2026: NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/58183.
Full Citation Examples

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533201

Abstract

Spatial information about the seafloor is critical for decision-making by marine resource science, management and tribal organizations. Coordinating data needs can help organizations leverage collective resources to meet shared goals. To help enable this coordination, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) developed a spatial framework, process and online application to identify common data collection priorities for seafloor mapping, sampling and visual surveys offshore of the West Continental United States Coast (WCC). Twenty-six participants from NOAA West Coast Deep Sea Coral Initiative (WCDSCI) and Expanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems (EXPRESS) entered their priorities in an online application, using virtual coins to denote their priorities in 10x10 minute grid cells. Grid cells with more coins were higher priorities than cells with fewer coins. Participants also reported why these locations were important and what data types were needed. Results were analyzed and mapped using statistical techniques to identify significant relationships between priorities, reasons for those priorities and data needs. Ten high priority locations were broadly identified for future mapping, sampling and visual surveys. These locations were distributed throughout the WCC, primarily in depths less than 1,000 m. Participants consistently selected (1) Exploration, (2) Biota/Important Natural Area and (3) Research as their top reasons (i.e., justifications) for prioritizing locations, and (1) Benthic Habitat Map and (2) Bathymetry and Backscatter as their top data or product needs. This ESRI shapefile summarizes the results from this spatial prioritization effort. This information will enable NOAA WCDSCI, EXPRESS and other WCC organization to more efficiently leverage resources and coordinate their mapping of high priority locations along California, Oregon and Washington.

Purpose

This effort was funded by NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) through its WCDSCI. The overall goal of the project was to systematically gather and quantify suggestions for seafloor mapping, sampling and visual surveys for the WCDSCI and EXPRESS. The results are expected to help WCDSCI, EXPRESS and other organizations on the WCC to identify locations where their interests overlap with other organizations, to coordinate their data needs and to leverage collective resources to meet shared goals.

Data Access & Downloads

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

None

Controlled Theme Keywords

BENTHIC, COASTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

Tags

California, Coral Reef Prioritization, Oregon, Seafloor Mapping, U.S. West Coast, Washington

URLs

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Bryan Costa
bryan.costa@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-129.2° W, -117° E, 48.6° N, 30.4° S

Time Frame 1
2019-03-01 - 2019-04-01

Item Identification

Title: NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington
Short Name: NCCOS Dataset: Data Prioritization West Coast
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2019
Publication Date: 2019
Abstract:

Spatial information about the seafloor is critical for decision-making by marine resource science, management and tribal organizations. Coordinating data needs can help organizations leverage collective resources to meet shared goals. To help enable this coordination, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) developed a spatial framework, process and online application to identify common data collection priorities for seafloor mapping, sampling and visual surveys offshore of the West Continental United States Coast (WCC). Twenty-six participants from NOAA West Coast Deep Sea Coral Initiative (WCDSCI) and Expanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems (EXPRESS) entered their priorities in an online application, using virtual coins to denote their priorities in 10x10 minute grid cells. Grid cells with more coins were higher priorities than cells with fewer coins. Participants also reported why these locations were important and what data types were needed. Results were analyzed and mapped using statistical techniques to identify significant relationships between priorities, reasons for those priorities and data needs. Ten high priority locations were broadly identified for future mapping, sampling and visual surveys. These locations were distributed throughout the WCC, primarily in depths less than 1,000 m. Participants consistently selected (1) Exploration, (2) Biota/Important Natural Area and (3) Research as their top reasons (i.e., justifications) for prioritizing locations, and (1) Benthic Habitat Map and (2) Bathymetry and Backscatter as their top data or product needs. This ESRI shapefile summarizes the results from this spatial prioritization effort. This information will enable NOAA WCDSCI, EXPRESS and other WCC organization to more efficiently leverage resources and coordinate their mapping of high priority locations along California, Oregon and Washington.

Purpose:

This effort was funded by NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) through its WCDSCI. The overall goal of the project was to systematically gather and quantify suggestions for seafloor mapping, sampling and visual surveys for the WCDSCI and EXPRESS. The results are expected to help WCDSCI, EXPRESS and other organizations on the WCC to identify locations where their interests overlap with other organizations, to coordinate their data needs and to leverage collective resources to meet shared goals.
Other Citation Details:

Costa, B., Buja, K., Kendall, M., Williams, B., & Kraus, J. (2019). NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington from 2019-03-01 to 2019-04-01 (1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533201
Supplemental Information:

Collaborators:

-US DOI; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); Pacific Region: Jeremy Potter, Chima Ojukwu

-US DOI; United States Geological Survey (USGS); Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC): Danny Brothers, Guy Cochrane, Nancy Prouty

-US DOC; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS):

-National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI): Barry Eakins

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS):

-Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP): Tom Hourigan

-Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC): Liz Clarke, Curt Whitmire, Chris Harvey

-Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC): Tom Laidig

-West Coast Regional Office (WCRO): John Stadler

National Ocean Service (NOS):

-Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM): Ashley Chappell

-National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS): Arliss Winship

-Office of Coast Survey (OCS): Corey Allen, Meredith Payne

-Office of National Marine Sanctuaries:

-Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS): Chris Caldow

-Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS): Danni Lipski

-Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS): Jan Roletto

-Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS): Chad King

-Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS): Jenny Waddell

-West Coast Regional Office (WCRO): Karen Reyna

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR):

-Office of Exploration and Research (OER): Amanda Netburn

-NOAA OAR Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL): Richard Feely, Bill Chadwick, Susan Merle

Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO): John McDonough

-Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC), Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW), Marine -Resources Program: Dave Fox, Scott Marion, Arlene Merems

-Hoh Tribe: Wendy Largent

-Makah Tribe: Katie Wruble

-Quileute Tribe: Jennifer Hagen

-Quinault Indian Nation: Joe Schumacker

-California State University: Richard Kvitek, Gary Greene

-Oregon State University: Chris Goldfinger

-Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute: Charlie Paull

-Ocean Exploration Trust: Nicole Raineault

Partners:

-US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; DSCRTP; West Coast Deep Sea Coral Initiative (WCDSCI)

-Expanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems (EXPRESS)

Funding:

-US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

-US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP)
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533201
DOI Registration Authority: DOI Registration Authority
DOI Issue Date: 2019-11-08

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
UNCONTROLLED
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Data Type > Derived Data Product
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Data Type > Geospatial
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Priority > Marine Spatial Ecology
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Topic > Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Topic > Habitat Mapping

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > OREGON
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WASHINGTON
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
UNCONTROLLED
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Location > Region > Pacific Ocean
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > California
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Oregon
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Washington
NODC Sea Areas Coastal Waters of California (57D)
NODC Sea Areas Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon (57E)
NODC Sea Areas West Continental United States Coast (WCC)

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 886095
Date Effective From: 2019
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Address:
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 886098
Date Effective From: 2019
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Zenodo
Address:
URL: Zenodo Homepage

Distributor

CC ID: 886155
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA GeoPlatform
Address:
Email Address: gis.community@noaa.gov
URL: homepage

Distributor

CC ID: 886099
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Address: 1305 East West Highway, Rm 8110
Silver Spring, MD 20910
ROR: https://ror.org/05ba43f71
URL: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
Contact Instructions:

nccos.data@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 886152
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Address:
ROR: https://ror.org/04r0wrp59
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 886096
Date Effective From: 2019
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Address:
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 886094
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Costa, Bryan
Address:
Email Address: bryan.costa@noaa.gov
Contact Instructions:

Point of Contact:

• Bryan Costa, Bryan.costa@noaa.gov, NCCOS

• NCCOS Data Manager, nccos.data@noaa.gov, NCCOS

Principal Investigator

CC ID: 886097
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Costa, Bryan
Address:
Email Address: bryan.costa@noaa.gov
Contact Instructions:

Principal Investigator:

• Bryan Costa, Bryan.costa@noaa.gov, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 886132
W° Bound: -129.2
E° Bound: -117
N° Bound: 48.6
S° Bound: 30.4

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 886131
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2019-03-01
End: 2019-04-01

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

Download from website
Data Access Constraints:

None
Data Use Constraints:

None

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 886100
Download URL: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533201
Distributor: Zenodo (2019 - Present)
File Name: West Coast Prioritization Data
Description:

Costa, B., Buja, K., Kendall, M., Williams, B., & Kraus, J. (2019). NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington from 2019-03-01 to 2019-04-01 (1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533201
File Type (Deprecated): Zenodo Data Archive Accession
Distribution Format: Shapefile
File Size: 4.0 MB
Compression: Zip

Distribution 2

CC ID: 886102
Download URL: https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nccos/BiogeographicAssessments_NCCOS_West_Coast_Prioritization/MapServer
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2018 - Present)
File Name: West Coast Prioritization MapServer
Description:

Geospatial MapServer Web Service: NCCOS Assessment: West Coast Prioritization
File Type (Deprecated): NCEI Web Service
Distribution Format: Web Service (Other)

Distribution 3

CC ID: 886153
Download URL: https://maps.coastalscience.noaa.gov/wc_wa/
Distributor: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) (2018 - Present)
File Name: West Coast Prioritization Data Viewer
Description:

U.S. West CONUS Coast (WCC) Spatial Prioritization Data Viewer
File Type (Deprecated): NCCOS Web Application

Distribution 4

CC ID: 886154
Download URL: https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=83ca1496c2af414993600a5f82fe9336
Distributor: NOAA GeoPlatform (2018 - Present)
File Name: West Coast Prioritization Data Viewer
Description:

U.S. West CONUS Coast (WCC) Spatial Prioritization Data Viewer
File Type (Deprecated): NOAA GeoPlatform Web Application

Distribution 5

CC ID: 887315
Download URL: https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nccos/BiogeographicAssessments_WestCoastPrioritizationResults/MapServer
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2018 - Present)
File Name: West Coast Prioritization Results MapServer
Description:

Geospatial MapServer Web Service: NCCOS Assessment: West Coast Prioritization Results
File Type (Deprecated): NCEI Web Service
Distribution Format: Web Service (Other)

Distribution 6

CC ID: 1473187
Download URL: https://doi.org/10.25923/wa5c-vn25
Distributor: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) (2018 - Present)
File Name: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington
Description:

NOAA IR Tech Memo - https://doi.org/10.25923/wa5c-vn25

The NOAA IR serves as an archival repository of NOAA-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other information authored or co-authored by NOAA or funded partners. As a repository, the NOAA IR retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.

Archive Information

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533201

CC ID: 1485648
Location: Zenodo
File Identifier: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533201
File Name: NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington from 2019-03-01 to 2019-04-01
URL: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533201
Description:

Costa, B., Buja, K., Kendall, M., Williams, B., & Kraus, J. (2019). NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington from 2019-03-01 to 2019-04-01 (1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533201
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533201
Archive Date: 2019-11-08

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 886107
URL: https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/csmedia/2017/09/NCCOS-with-tag-to-side-wht-bld.png
Name: Browse Graphic: NCCOS
URL Type:
Browse Graphic
Browse Graphic: NCCOS
Description:

Browse Graphic: NCCOS

URL 2

CC ID: 886108
URL: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/prioritizing-areas-for-future-seafloor-mapping-research-and-exploration-offshore-of-california-oregon-and-washington/
Name: NCCOS Project Webpage: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

NCCOS Project Webpage: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington

URL 3

CC ID: 887314
URL: https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=83ca1496c2af414993600a5f82fe9336#overview
Name: U.S. West CONUS Coast (WCC) Spatial Prioritization Data Viewer
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

NOAA GeoPlatform Metadata: U.S. West CONUS Coast (WCC) Spatial Prioritization Data Viewer

URL 4

CC ID: 887316
URL: https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/nos/nccos/services/iso/xml/BioAssess_NCCOS_West_Coast.xml
Name: West Coast Prioritization MapServer
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

NOAA Service Metadata: West Coast Prioritization MapServer

URL 5

CC ID: 887317
URL: https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/nos/nccos/services/iso/xml/BioAssess_WestCoastPrioritization.xml
Name: West Coast Prioritization Results MapServer
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

NOAA Service Metadata: West Coast Prioritization Results MapServer

URL 6

CC ID: 1475386
URL: https://doi.org/10.25923/wa5c-vn25
Name: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Title : Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington

Author(s) : Costa, Bryan M.;Buja, Ken;Kendall, Matthew S.;Williams, Bethany;Kraus, Jennifer;

Corporate Authors(s) : National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.)

Published Date : 2019

Series : NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 264

DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/wa5c-vn25

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 1087306
Activity Date/Time: 2021-09-22
Activity Type: Metadata review
Responsible Party: Jessica Morgan
Description:

Reviewed metadata, edited keywords (switched from uncontrolled to controlled), edited URLs.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 1485655
Activity Date/Time: 2026-06-06
Activity Type: Metadata Review
Responsible Party: Amber Batts
Description:

Reviewed/Updated Metadata, Edited URLs

Data Quality

Completeness Report:

For details of data completeness, see Lineage Sources.
Quality Control Procedures Employed:

For details of data quality control methods, see Lineage Sources. All users should independently analyze the datasets according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: No
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: Six months
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: Other
If World Data Center or Other, Specify: Zenodo
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: Six months
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

NCCOS IT Policy

Lineage

Sources

Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington

CC ID: 886112
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: LTJG Jennifer Kraus
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.25923/wa5c-vn25
Citation URL Name: Publication - NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 264
Citation URL Description:

Costa, B., K. Buja, M. Kendall, B. Williams, and J. Kraus. 2019. Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 264. Silver Spring, MD. 80 pp. https://doi.org/10.25923/wa5c-vn25
Source Contribution:

Associated Manuscript

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 886129
Description:

There were four main steps in the WCC spatial prioritization process. The first step was to identify the technical advisory team, which included the 11 members of the DSCRTP WCDSCI Steering Committee and all of the participants involved in the EXPRESS campaign. This advisory team invited 37 participants for the prioritization. Step two was to develop the spatial framework and an online application. To do this, the WCC was divided into five subregions and 3,265 square grid cells approximately 10x10 minutes in size. Existing relevant spatial datasets (e.g., bathymetry, protected area boundaries, etc.) were compiled to help participants understand information and data gaps and to identify areas they wanted to prioritize for future data collections. These spatial datasets were housed in the online application, which was developed using Esri’s Web AppBuilder. In step three, this online application was used by 26 participants to enter their priorities in each subregion of interest. Participants allocated virtual coins in the 10x10 minute grid cells to denote their priorities. Grid cells with more coins were higher priorities than cells with fewer coins. Participants also reported why these locations were important and what data types were needed. Coin values were standardized across the subregions and used to identify spatial patterns across the WCC region as a whole. The number of coins were standardized because each subregion had a different number of grid cells and participants. Standardized coin values were analyzed and mapped using statistical techniques, including hierarchical cluster analysis, to identify significant relationships between priorities, reasons for those priorities and data needs. This ESRI shapefile contains the 10x10 minute grid cells used in this prioritization effort and associated the standardized coin values overall, as well as by organization, justification and product. For a complete description of the process and analyses please see: Costa et al. 2019.
Process Contact: Costa, Bryan
Email Address: bryan.costa@noaa.gov
Source: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration Offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington

Acquisition Information

Instruments

Instrument Unavailable Reason: Not Applicable

Platforms

Platform Unavailable Reason: Not Applicable

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 58183
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:58183
Metadata Record Created By: Jessica Morgan
Metadata Record Created: 2019-11-08 13:16+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Amber Batts
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2026-06-06 18:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-04-07
Owner Org: NCCOS
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-04-07
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-04-07

Tags

California, Coral Reef Prioritization, Oregon, Seafloor Mapping, U.S. West Coast, Washington