Deep-Sea Corals of the Southeast U.S.: Insights from NOAA’s National Database of Deep-Sea Coral & Sponges

Thomas F. Hourigan, NOAA, Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program, Silver Spring, MD, United States, Robert McGuinn, MS, Northern Gulf Institute, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Stennis, United States, Peter John Etnoyer, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Marine Spatial Ecology Division, Charleston, SC, United States, Daniel Wagner, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, via Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs, Charleston, United States, Matthew D Poti, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD, United States and Heather M Coleman, NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program, Silver Spring, United States