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Overview of the Southeast Deep Coral Initiative (SEDCI) Daniel Wagner, Ph.D. SEDCI Research Coordinator Deep-Sea Coral Research & Technology Program - 2009 following reauthorization of Magnuson-Stevens Act - Science to address fishing


  1. Overview of the Southeast Deep Coral Initiative (SEDCI) Daniel Wagner, Ph.D. SEDCI Research Coordinator

  2. Deep-Sea Coral Research & Technology Program - 2009 following reauthorization of Magnuson-Stevens Act - Science to address fishing & other threats to deep corals (>50 m, azooxanthellate) - Integrate expertise across NOAA - Funding for studies and fieldwork initiatives

  3. DSCRTP Fieldwork Initiatives - 3-4 year efforts - Research expeditions - Data/sample analysis

  4. Previous DSCRTP Initiatives

  5. 2016-2019 Southeast Deep Coral Initiative

  6. Large Area

  7. Our Approach REVIEW Management priorities Councils Sanctuaries Past research Data mining Federal agencies Academia

  8. Our Approach REVIEW COLLECT Management priorities Map Councils Sanctuaries Survey Past research Data mining Sample Federal agencies Academia

  9. Our Approach REVIEW COLLECT COMMUNICATE Management priorities Map Internal Councils Meetings Sanctuaries Seminars & reports Survey Past External research Publications Data mining Sample All data publicly available Federal agencies Academia

  10. Publicly Available Data

  11. Our Approach REVIEW COLLECT CONTRIBUTE COMMUNICATE Management priorities Map Internal Councils Meetings Sanctuaries Seminars & reports Management Survey Past recommendations External research Publications Data mining Sample All data publicly available Federal agencies Academia

  12. SEDCI Science Plan - Management issues - Research questions - Expeditions & projects

  13. Gulf of Mexico Protected area Proposed FGBNMS expansion Proposed HAPC US EEZ

  14. U.S. South Atlantic Protected area Proposed SMZ US EEZ

  15. U.S. Caribbean Protected area US EEZ

  16. Priority Research Questions U.S. Caribbean Gulf of Mexico - What species? South Atlantic - Location of ecosystems? - Location of ecosystems? - Fishery impacts? - Fishery impacts? - Anthropogenic impacts? - Location of ecosystems? - Accuracy of habitat models? - Fishery impacts? - Genetic connectivity? - Accuracy of habitat models? - Community structure drivers? - Genetic connectivity? - Human activity buffer distances? - Community structure drivers? - Differences inside/outside MPAs?

  17. Priority Research Questions U.S. Caribbean Gulf of Mexico - What species? South Atlantic - Location of ecosystems? - Location of ecosystems? - Fishery impacts? - Fishery impacts? - Anthropogenic impacts? - Location of ecosystems? - Accuracy of habitat models? - Fishery impacts? - Genetic connectivity? - Accuracy of habitat models? - Community structure drivers? - Genetic connectivity? - Human activity buffer distances? - Community structure drivers? - Differences inside/outside MPAs?

  18. Priority Research Questions U.S. Caribbean Gulf of Mexico - What species? South Atlantic - Location of ecosystems? - Location of ecosystems? - Fishery impacts? - Fishery impacts? - Anthropogenic impacts? - Location of ecosystems? - Accuracy of habitat models? - Fishery impacts? - Genetic connectivity? - Accuracy of habitat models? - Community structure drivers? - Genetic connectivity? - Human activity buffer distances? - Community structure drivers? - Differences inside/outside MPAs?

  19. Priority Research Questions U.S. Caribbean Gulf of Mexico - What species? South Atlantic - Location of ecosystems? - Location of ecosystems? - Fishery impacts? - Fishery impacts? - Anthropogenic impacts? - Location of ecosystems? - Accuracy of habitat models? - Fishery impacts? - Genetic connectivity? - Accuracy of habitat models? - Community structure drivers? - Genetic connectivity? - Human activity buffer distances? - Community structure drivers? - Differences inside/outside MPAs?

  20. Our Strategy Management Relevance

  21. Our Strategy Management Relevance Research Priorities

  22. Our Strategy Management Achievable Relevance Research Priorities

  23. Research Projects Project Leads Region Data Mining Tim Battista (NCCOS) John Reed (HBOI) All Travis Sterne (FGBNMS) George Sedberry (GRNMS) Daniel Wagner (NCCOS) Deep-Sea Species Guide Daniel Wagner (NCCOS) All Peter Etnoyer (NCCOS) Geodatabase Tim Battista (NCCOS) All Daniel Wagner (NCCOS) Modeling Matt Poti (NCCOS) All Environmental Monitoring Peter Etnoyer (NCCOS) All Fishery/Citizen Science Jen Schull (NMFS) Caribbean Steve Smith (RSMAS)

  24. Data Mining Caribbean: - NCCOS (2004-present) - Okeanos Explorer (2015) - E/V Nautilus (2013) Gulf of Mexico: - HBOI (1986-present) - FGBNMS (2001-present) South Atlantic: - HBOI (1986-present) - NOAA Ship Pisces (2010)

  25. Deep-Sea Species Guide

  26. Geodatabase Existing & proposed protected areas Previous submersible dives Habitat suitability models Museum and visual records

  27. Geodatabase Multibeam bathymetry Satellite bathymetry Place names Pipelines & platforms

  28. Modeling Kinlan et al. 2013 Siceloff et al. in prep Habitat suitability Fishing - Field test existing models to refine - Models on fishing activity - Areas surrounding proposed protections - New models for U.S. Caribbean

  29. Fishery/Citizen Science

  30. Environmental Monitoring

  31. 2016-2017 Fieldwork Vessel Lead Region Dates Operations 2016 Pisces Martha Nizinski North Carolina Canyons 8/24-9/7 AUV Sentry & mapping Manta Emma Hickerson Flower Garden Banks 9/4-9/9 ROV Mohawk 2017 Nancy Foster Peter Etnoyer Gulf of Mexico 8/12-8/24 ROV & mapping Nancy Foster Daniel Wagner South Atlantic Bight 8/27-8/31 Mapping Pisces Martha Nizinski North Carolina Canyons 8/27-9/7 AUV Sentry & mapping Manta Emma Hickerson Flower Garden Banks Sept.-Oct. ROV Mohawk (TBD)

  32. 2016 Fieldwork R/V Manta & ROV Mohawk NOAA Ship Pisces & AUV Sentry

  33. 2017 Fieldwork R/V Manta Nancy Foster Nancy Foster NOAA Ship Pisces

  34. 2018 Planned Fieldwork NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer NOAA Ship Nancy Foster 2 proposals: 2 proposals: South Atlantic South Atlantic Gulf of Mexico Caribbean

  35. Education/outreach

  36. Our Team Name Affiliation Name Affiliation Project Leads DSCRTP Tom Hourigan NMFS/DSCRTP Matt Poti NOS/NCCOS Heather Coleman NMFS/DSCRTP Travis Sterne & Marissa Nuttall NOS/FGBNMS Leadership & Coordination John Reed HBOI Peter Etnoyer NOS/NCCOS George Sedberry NOS/GRNMS Daniel Wagner NOS/NCCOS Steve Smith RSMAS Jennifer Schull NMFS/SEFSC Data Management Robert McGuinn NOS/NCCOS Science Team Matt Dornback NESDIS/NCEI Tim Battista NOS/NCCOS Fishery Management Councils Andrew David & Stacey Harter NMFS/SEFSC Morgan Kilgour GMFMC Amanda Netburn OAR/OER Graciela Garcia-Moliner CFMC Martha Nizinski NMFS/NSL Chip Collier SAFMC G.P. Schmahl & Emma Hickerson NOS/FGBNMS

  37. Thank you! Daniel.Wagner@noaa.gov

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