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LopheliaII2012: Coral Research on Oil Rigs in the Gulf of Mexico on TDI-Brooks Vessel Brooks McCall between 2012-07-12 and 2012-07-24
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The final year of a multi-year effort to study Lophelia coral communities in the Gulf of Mexico is occurring on the TDI-Brooks research vessel, Brooks McCall, between... -
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EX1204: Northeastern Canyons and Continental Margins Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20120529 and 20120613
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
During the Okeanos Explorer (EX) mission EX1204, the vessel will sail from Norfolk, VA, along the continental shelf break of the U.S. East Coast from Virginia to... -
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Applying Advanced Imaging and Visualization Technology to the Battle of the Atlantic Shipwrecks between 20110531 and 20110821
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In 2008, the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (MNMS) commenced a multiyear project focusing on shipwreck sites associated with the Battle of the Atlantic. During... -
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Exploring the Submerged New World on R/V Weatherbird II between 20090723 and 20090805
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In 2008, the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (MNMS) commenced a multiyear project focusing on shipwreck sites associated with the Battle of the Atlantic. During... -
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Bermuda Deep Water Caves 2011: Dives of Discovery between 20110607 and 20110627
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
During the three week NOAA Ocean Exploration project, Bermuda Deep Water Caves 2011: Dives of Discovery, our four member deep team, aided by numerous assistants,... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1503L1): Tropical Exploration (Mapping I)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Multibeam data will be collected 24 hours a day and XBT casts will be conducted at an interval defined by prevailing oceanographic conditions, but not to exceed 6... -
Federal
PacificReefs2011: Ocean Exploration and Biotechnology on the Reefs of Palau between 20110219 and 20110304
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This expedition represents the culmination of ongoing collaboration between National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology- Ocean Biotechnology Center and... -
Federal
October 2015 Transit: Honolulu, HI to Alameda, CA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Throughout this cruise, multibeam data will be collected 24 hours a day and XBT casts will be conducted every 6 hours. Additionally, EK 60 (split beam) and sub-bottom... -
Federal
EX1102: ROV and Camera Sled Integration and Shakedown on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between April 4 and April 28
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project will involve two legs - EX1102L1 and EX1102L2. The first, between April 4-18, 2011, will involve the dockside integration of the new OER camera platform... -
Federal
Mountains in the Sea - Exploring the New England Seamount Chain on RV Atlantis in North Atlantic Ocean between 20030711 and 20030719
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This summer, an interdisciplinary scientific team spent 9 days aboard the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's research vessel Atlantis II and used the deep-sea... -
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EX1104: Mid-Cayman Rise Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20110802 and 20110818
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This cruise will embark from Balboa, Panama, will transit and collect underway data through the Panama Canal toward the primary operating area, will focus its... -
Federal
MaritimeMaya2011: The Costa Escondida Project: Exploring the Hidden World of the Maritime Maya on the Yucatan Peninsula between 20110509 and 20110531
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The northeast tip of the Yucatan Peninsula is a largely unexplored coastline where ancient Maya traders traveled in massive dugout canoes filled with goods from... -
Federal
Deepwater Canyons 2012: Pathways to the Abyss on NOAA Ship Nancy Foster between 20120815 and 20121001
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Mid-Atlantic Deep-Water Canyons project is co-funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and NOAAâs Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (which... -
Federal
EX1106: Exploration Mapping to Davisville, Rhode Island on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20110915 and 20110928
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In EX-11-06, the final cruise involving the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer in the 2011 Field Season, the ship will depart from Pascagoula, MS, round the Florida Keys,... -
Federal
EX1301: Ship Shakedown and Patch Test Exploration, NE Canyons and Seamounts on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20130318 and 20130405
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Following annual ship shakedown and patch tests, EX1301 will complete the comprehensive mapping of the Northeast canyons and the adjacent continental shelf carried... -
Federal
Profiling Sensor to Map N2 Gas Production in OMZs - EX1709
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Oxygen Minimum Zones (OMZs) play important roles in regulating the ocean's global carbon and nitrogen cycles. In these functionally anoxic waters, denitrifying and... -
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EX1103: Exploration and Mapping, Galapagos Spreading Center: Mapping, CTD, Tow-Yo, and ROV on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20110608 and 20110728
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This cruise will be composed of two separate legs. The first leg will be a transit from San Diego, CA to the Galapagos Spreading Center, where multibeam mapping, CTD... -
Federal
EX1105: Field Trials of EM302 Multibeam Sonar Water Column Backscatter on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20110822 and 20110910
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
During this OER project in partnership with NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE),... -
Federal
DEEP SEARCH: Deep Sea Exploration to Advance Research on Coral/Canyon/Cold Seep Habitats
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The NF-19-09 expedition on board the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster was part of the multi-year Deep SEARCH project. This cruise occurred from October 21 to October 30, 2019.... -
Federal
Bonaire 2008: Exploring Coral Reef Sustainability with New Technologies on Fetch1 AUV and Gavia AUV's in Netherlands, Antilles between 20080107 and 20080130
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The goal of the Bonaire 2008 expedition is to survey this unique environment over a greater depth range than can be reached with compressed air scuba, using three...