Add deep-sea coral predicted habitat distributions

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Dataset

Deep-sea coral habitat suitability models — predicted distributions for octocoral, scleractinian, and other deep-sea coral taxa (NOAA DSCRTP and/or published global models).

Upstream STAC import: boettiger-lab/data-workflows#67

Context

Deep-sea corals are a key conservation target and indicator of vulnerable marine ecosystems. Habitat suitability models enable assessment of coral exposure within proposed MPA candidates.

STAC catalog status

Tracked in data-workflows#67. Not yet in catalog.

App integration

• STAC collection available in catalog
• COG for raster display via TiTiler (if raster model) or PMTiles (if point observations)
• H3 hex parquet for SQL spatial joins
• System prompt updated with VME / deep-sea coral context