Gulf & Caribbean Reef Fish Branch.

Our Gulf and Caribbean Reef Fish team focuses on collecting data on a variety of fish species in the region. This is achieved through a wide range of surveys, compiling historical surveys with new surveys, utilizing new technologies to gather information on populations, and DNA barcoding. The team historically focused on reef fish living in the mesophotic zone (fish living in depths ranging from 100 feet to over 490 feet) because of the lack of data on these specific species. We will use the data we have collected from the mesophotic studies to set up a comprehensive restoration plan for the particular zone. Our focus will be where the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill took place in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

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	Type	Title
	Project	Deepwater Horizon and NRDA Data and Reports
80	Data Set	Faunal tissue collections (fishes) for DNA barcoding collected by NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service and Tulane University Biodiversity Research Center from the NOAA ships Oregon II, Pisces and Gordon Gunter in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico from 2010-02-01 to present (NCEI Accession 0255350)
	Project	Hypoxia In The Gulf Of Mexico
	Project	Other Analytical Collections