SAN FRANCISCO — Scientists have discovered a new species of deep-sea coral in underwater canyons off the Sonoma Coast, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced. A NOAA research team using small submersibles found the coral in September, the agency said Wednesday. The coral from the genus Leptogorgia was discovered about 600 feet deep in… Continue reading New coral species discovered off Sonoma Coast
Author: Riley Brathurst
ROV Surveys The Life at Cordell Bank
The Staff of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS) completed a highly successful research mission using a remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) August 18-25, 2014. The team visited the main feature of the sanctuary, Cordell Bank, to conduct a characterization of the invertebrate community on the shallowest parts of the bank using the sanctuary-owned Phantom ROV… Continue reading ROV Surveys The Life at Cordell Bank
Historic Photographs of Cordell Bank
More than 3,000 underwater color photographs (35mm transparencies) of Cordell Bank taken between 1977 and 1986 by SCUBA divers from the independent research group Cordell Expeditions were donated to the California Academy of Sciences (CAS) in San Francisco. The photographs complement the collection of biological specimens collected by Cordell Expeditions that have been curated at CAS. California… Continue reading Historic Photographs of Cordell Bank
Climate Change Impacts Report
As the result of a partnership with the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary climate change working group, a comprehensive scoping document has been completed, offering the best available knowledge on observed and predicted physical and biological impacts from climate change in north-central California coastal waters (Point Arena to Año Nuevo), which includes Cordell… Continue reading Climate Change Impacts Report
Proposed expansion of the Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries
NOAA is currently seeking comments on the Proposed Expansion of the Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones National
Marine Sanctuary. The proposed expansion area is north of the existing sanctuaries, and extends from Sonoma County’s Bodega Bay to Mendocino County’s Alder Creek. Please join us in supporting the proposed expansion!