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Physical, environmental, and substrate observations derived from underwater video collected offshore of south-central California in support of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Cal DIG I offshore alternative energy project

Physical, environmental, and substrate observations were derived from underwater video collected by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) offshore of Morro Bay, California. A majority of the data were acquired during three separate surveys in 2019 in support of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)/Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) California Deepwater Investigations and Groundtruthing I (Cal DIG I) project. Additional observations from underwater video data collected by the Ocean Exploration Trust's E/V Nautilus in 2020 are also included. Slope, rugosity, and depth information derived from multibeam echosounder (MBES) bathymetry data, and induration (an indication of substrate hardness) information, are also included in the point data. A joint USGS-BOEM-MBARI cruise, which took place from 19-26 September 2019 on the R/V Bold Horizon (USGS field activity 2019-642-FA), focused on conducting biological surveys using MBARI's MiniROV (dives M137-148). Additional surveys were conducted from 02-14 February 2019 (dives D1120-1131) and from 01-11 November 2019 (dives D1202-1217) using MBARI's R/V Western Flyer and ROV Doc Ricketts. The ROV-video surveys were designed and conducted to collect video ground-truth information about substrate and biota. MBARI-acquired video was analyzed by MBARI. Analysis of Nautilus video data was done by the USGS.

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Author(s) Guy R Cochrane orcid, Linda A. Kuhnz orcid, Peter Dartnell orcid, Lisa Gilbane orcid, Maureen A Walton orcid
Publication Date 2022-01-08
Beginning Date of Data 2019-02-02
Ending Date of Data 2020-10-26
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9QQZ27U
Citation Cochrane, G.R., Kuhnz, L.A., Dartnell, P., Gilbane, L., and Walton, M.A., 2022, Physical, environmental, and substrate observations derived from underwater video collected offshore of south-central California in support of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Cal DIG I offshore alternative energy project: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9QQZ27U.
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