- Select a topic - What's New Sporadic Events Special Status Species Invasive Species Sponges of California Marine Protected Areas Web Cams Beach COMBERS Monterey Bay NMS Info --Regional Information-- About SIMoN Photo Library Species Database Interactive Maps Weather and Tides Search SIMoN Ocean Observatories Bibliography Glossary Network Partners R/V Fulmar Reports and Documents	Home: Monterey Bay Sanctuary: Seamounts and banks: Monitoring projects MONTEREY BAY SANCTUARY: SEAMOUNTS AND BANKS MONITORING PROJECTS Review the list of seamount monitoring projects below. A full description is available for each project.   Ecological Characterization & Habitat Modeling of the Davidson Seamount Fauna Davidson Seamount, a massive undersea volcano, is one of the best studied seamounts in the world. Six expeditions to Davidson Seamount yielded over 60,000 observations of marine organisms. We were able to create a faunal list for Davidson Seamount, examine rates of endemicity, and add biogeographic range data for many of the species living on the seamount. Davidson Seamount 2006: Exploring Ancient Coral Gardens Building off the successes of an Office of Ocean Exploration (OE) expedition to Davidson Seamount in 2002, this project focused on deep-water corals. The week-long expedition in 2002 was the initial effort to characterize the biology and geology of the Davidson Seamount, 1,250 – 3,700 meters deep off Central California. Davidson Seamount Expedition 2002 The Davidson Seamount is an impressive geologic feature located 120 km southwest of Monterey, California. This inactive volcano is roughly 2,300 m tall and 40 km long, yet its summit is far below the ocean surface (1,250 m). In May 2002, a diverse group of scientists led by the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary embarked on an exploration to more fully characterize the Davidson Seamount. Seafloor Mapping in Monterey Bay, Cordell Bank, and Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Geological Survey scientists in mapped and characterized seafloor area on the continental shelf in three West Coast National Marine Sanctuaries using side-scan sonar and underwater video technology. Pioneer Seamount Ocean Acoustic Observatory A vertical array of four hydrophones was installed on Pioneer Seamount to passively monitor the Pacific Ocean in the region south of San Francisco, CA.   [ Top of page ]
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