What is DEEPEND|RESTORE?

DEEPEND|RESTORE is a 47-member, 11-institution research program funded by NOAA's RESTORE Science Program that expands upon the decade-long (2010-2020), open-ocean Gulf of Mexico research conducted during the NOAA-supported Offshore Nekton Sampling and Analysis Program (ONSAP) and the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative-funded Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND) Consortium. This project aims to identify/quantify long-term trends in the offshore fauna (fishes, shrimps, and cephalopods) of the Gulf of Mexico. Further, DEEPEND will integrate this information with ongoing resource management in the Gulf of Mexico. This management includes economically and ecologically important pelagic fishes as well as marine mammals, sea birds, and sea turtles. In addition to baseline assessments, DEEPEND will identify key drivers of offshore assemblages, develop an ‘indicator species plan’ for detecting anthropogenic changes, and assemble a faunal inventory for the oceanic Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about our mission, team, research, products, and management applications, please dive into the rest of the DEEPEND|RESTORE website. 

Worlds colliding: DEEPEND pelagic program expands to deep-reef environments to examine benthopelagic coupling

15 August 2024
Worlds colliding: DEEPEND pelagic program expands to deep-reef environments to examine benthopelagic coupling

The DEEPEND (Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics; www.deependconsortium.org) program has been studying the epipelagic, mesopelagic, and bathypelagic fauna of the Gulf of Mexico for the last 14 years (and co...

Limnology and Oceanography Article about Cetaceans

13 May 2024
Limnology and Oceanography Article about Cetaceans

A recent research article led by Dr. Matthew Woodstock and two other DEEPENDers, Dr. Tracey Sutton and Dr. Yuying Zhang, was recognized by Limnology and Oceanography, one of the world’s premier ocean...

Paper from DEEPEND PI Sutton chosen as one of the most-significant publications in the 70-year history of Deep-Sea Research

04 February 2024
Paper from DEEPEND PI Sutton chosen as one of the most-significant publications in the 70-year history of Deep-Sea Research

The journal Deep-Sea Research was first published in October 1953, directed by the Joint Commission on Oceanography to focus on the deep-sea floor as the main theme. The scope of the journal, consider...

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Danté Fenolio, PhD
Manager of Conservation and Research
San Antonio Zoo

Tamara Frank, PhD
Associate Professor
Nova Southeastern University

Michael Vecchione, PhD
Research Scientist
National Systematics Lab

David Shale, PhD