NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program Southeast Deep Coral Initiative (SEDCI) 2016-2019: Final Report

This report details activities undertaken between 2016-2019, including 21 expeditions on five research vessels and a dozen small projects. Small projects produced an online geodatabase, photo identification guides, habitat suitability models, and environmental monitoring projects. Research plans were developed in consultation with the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils. The research was made possible through important partnerships, including with numerous NOAA offices and programs, other federal agencies, NOAA cooperative institutes, and academic partners.