This report summarizes fiscal year 2020 and 2021 activities that supported management decisions, improved our understanding of deep-sea coral and sponge communities, and leveraged partnerships to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness. Operating through NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Habitat Conservation, and funded at approximately $2.3 million annually to support national-scale research, the Program collaborates widely and leverages substantial funding to study the role of corals in support of deep-sea ecosystems.

This report summarizes fiscal year 2018 and 2019 activities that supported management decisions, improved our understanding of deep-sea coral communities, and prioritized partnerships to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness. Operating through NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Habitat Conservation, and funded at approximately $2.3 million annually to support national-scale research, the Program collaborates widely to cost-effectively study the role of corals in support of deep-sea ecosystems.

This report describes the 2016 and 2017 research activities partially or fully funded by the Program to meet NOAA’s mandate to identify, study, and monitor deep-sea coral areas.

Conservation, Coral Reef Conservation, Coral Reef Ecology, Coral Reef Management, Coral Reefs And Islands, International Cooperation, Marine Ecosystem Management, Research

This report describes the 2014 and 2015 research activities partially or fully funded by the Program to meet NOAA s mandate to identify, study, and monitor deep-sea coral areas.

Coral Reef Conservation, Coral Reef Ecology, Coral Reef Management, Marine Ecosystem Management

This report describes the 2012 and 2013 research activities executed by NOAA project teams with funding provided by the Program. It also briefly describes progress during this period in Magnuson-Stevens Act related management actions that contribute toward protecting deep-sea coral areas. 

Coral Reef Conservation, Coral Reef Ecology, Coral Reef Management, Marine Ecosystem Management

Coral Reef Conservation, Coral Reef Ecology, Coral Reef Management, Marine Ecosystem Management

Coral Reef Conservation, Coral Reef Ecology, Coral Reef Management, Marine Ecosystem Management

The first biennial report on steps taken to identify, monitor, and protect deep-sea coral areas,
including summaries of the results of mapping, research and data collection performed under the
Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology program.