Southeast Deep Coral Initiative: making meaningful connections to deep-water coral ecosystems in the Southeast U.S. Region

Daniel Wagner, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, via Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs, Charleston, SC, United States, Heather M Coleman, NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program, Silver Spring, MD, United States and Peter John Etnoyer, Adjunct Professor, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, United States