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Field Activity Details for field activity 2019-314-FA

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Other ID: 2019-003-FA (WHCMSC), 2019-620-FA (PCMSC) RB-19-03 (NOAA)

Status: Completed

Organization(s): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Deep-Sea Coral Microbiology (GX.22.MN00.FFV83.00)

Principal Investigator(s): Christina Kellogg

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Christina Kellogg

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CTD, Sampling: Biology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sample collection to determine coral microbiomes and benthic habitat metagenomes

Vehicle(s): Chevy Suburban Silver

Start Port/Location: Charleston, SC

End Port/Location: Charleston, SC

Start Date: 2019-04-09

End Date: 2019-04-30

Equipment Used: Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Jason, Other

Information to be Derived: DNA sequences

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 15 benthic water samples (10L each) were collected and filtered for metagenomic analysis. Bacteria were cultured from 3 colonies of coral Lophelia pertusa. Samples of coral tissue were collected for molecular biology analyses (1 Lophelia, 8 Enallopsammia, 6 Desmophyllum, and 5 Acanthogorgia).

Staff: Christina Kellogg

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: This survey is being conducted in collaboration with scientists from the USGS (Woods Hole and Santa Cruz offices) and NOAA. Additional USGS survey details can be found at: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-003-FA and https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-620-FA

Location:

Atlantic Ocean off SE US

Boundaries
North: 37.031 South: 31.079 West: -78.322 East: -74.503

Platform(s):

photo of Ronald H. Brown
Ronald H. Brown
photo of ROV Jason
ROV Jason

Publications

Kellogg, C., Pratte, Z., 2021, Unexpected diversity of Endozoicomonas in deep-sea corals: Marine Ecology Progress Series, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., v. 673, pp. 1–15, doi: 10.3354/meps13844.

Kellogg, C.A., Voelschow, J.J., 2023, Functional Gene Microarray Data From Cold-water Corals (Acanthogorgia spp., Desmophyllum dianthus, Desmophyllum pertusum, and Enallopsammia profunda) From the Atlantic Ocean off the Southeast Coast of the United StatesâRaw Data: U.S. Geological Survey , Reston, VA https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RPE8YX.

Kellogg, C.A., Voelschow, J.J., 2021, Cold-water coral microbiomes (Acanthogorgia spp., Desmophyllum dianthus, and Lophelia pertusa) from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean off the southeast coast of the United States-raw data: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Z1HPKR.

Pratte, Z.A., Stewart, F.J., Kellogg, C.A., 2023, Functional gene composition and metabolic potential of deep-sea coral-associated microbial communities: Coral Reefs, , doi: 10.1007/s00338-023-02409-0.

Prouty, N.G., and Chaytor, J.D., 2022, Carbonate chemistry measurements of authigenic carbonates collected offshore the U.S. Mid- and South Atlantic in 2018 and 2019 as part of the DEEPSEARCH Project: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9DRU8TP.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Jason --- Surveys (biological)
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Video
Biology
Geology
Single Beam
Ground Truthing
Species ID
Other --- --- ---

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