DSCRTP Partners
NOAA is making strides in better understanding deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems thanks to the ongoing collaboration among numerous NOAA offices and a wide range of partners. Besides the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program, groups that routinely contribute expertise and resources to deep-sea coral science include:
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS)
National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC)
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PISFC)
Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)
National Ocean Service (NOS)
Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research (CCEHBR)
Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Biogeography Branch
Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R)
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
Office of Ocean Exploration & Research (OER)
Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research & Technology (CIOERT)
Other Federal Agencies
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Research Institutions
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum (BPBM)
California Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI)
Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratories (HURL)
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Universities
University of Connecticut (UConn)
University of California San Diego (UCSD)