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Aviators Down! The Search for Tuskegee and Free French World War II Aircraft in Lake Huron
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Nearly 200 military aircraft were lost in the Great Lakes during World War II (WWII). The vast majority of losses occurred in lower Lake Michigan where Navy aviators... -
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Exploring the Sunken Heritage of the Battle of Midway: Honoring the Legacy of the 75th Anniversary of the Turning Point in the Pacific War
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project will explore sunken aircraft associated with the Battle of Midway adding an important maritime heritage component to our understanding of the broader... -
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EX2204: Voyage to the Ridge 1 (Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From May 14 - June 7, 2022 (Newport, Rhode Island to St. John's, Newfoundland), NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted mapping operations on the Charlie Gibbs Fracture... -
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Bioluminescence and Vision on the Deep-Seafloor
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Images and video of habitat and organisms from ROV dives under white light; images and video of organisms taken with low light cameras/ Medusa lander/lagoratory... -
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EX2203: North Puerto Rico Mapping + drop cam
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From April 4 - 28, 2022, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer sailed to support NOAA Ocean Exploration's Puerto Rico Mapping and Deep-Sea Camera expedition (EX-22-03). The ship... -
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EX2104: 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts (ROV and Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts expedition (EX-21-04) was a combined mapping and remotely operated vehicle (ROV)... -
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EX2208: EXPRESS: West Coast Exploration 1 (Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From October 16-November 3, 2022 (San Diego, California to Newport, Oregon), NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted mapping operations off the coast of California and... -
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EX2000: EM 304 Sea Acceptance Trials
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This cruise will include a series of tests to ensure the condition of the new EM 304 that was installed over the winter repair period. The expedition will commence on... -
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EX2107: Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. (ROV and Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. ROV and Mapping expedition (EX-21-07) was a combined mapping and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) expedition to the Blake... -
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EX2101: 2021 EM 304 Sea Acceptance Testing and Mapping Shakedown (Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Between April 14 and May 10, 2021 EX-21-01 performed the sea acceptance testing of the newly installed Kongsberg EM 304 MKII transmit array, conducted mission... -
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Pushing the Boundaries: Using Advanced Technology to Locate and Rapidly Assess Cultural Sites in Multiple Underwater Environments within NOAA's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Located in Lake Huron, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary was established in 2000 to protect one of the nation's most historically significant collections of... -
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Deep Sea Precious Corals as Habitat for Macroinvertebrates in Hawaii
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Scientists examined the coral-associated invertebrate fauna at three large precious coral beds in the Hawaiian Archipelago, the Makapuu Bed, on the southwest slope of... -
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Peleliu's Forgotten WWII Battlefield
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The science team revisited or located 100 sites that represent both WWII specific remains and modern debris (Appendix 3.1). The terrestrial survey inshore of the... -
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Deepwater Atlantic Habitats II: Continued Atlantic Research and Exploration in Deepwater Ecosystems with Focus on Coral, Canyon and Seep Communities
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project aims to meet BOEM's urgent science needs in the Mid- and South-Atlantic planning areas, and involves collaboration among three federal agencies: BOEM,... -
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Deepwater Atlantic Habitats II: Continued Atlantic Research and Exploration in Deepwater Ecosystems with Focus on Coral, Canyon and Seep Communities (AT41)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The AT41 expedition on board the RV Atlantis with the DSV Alvin is the first submersible sampling cruise of the Deep SEARCH project. This cruise occurred from August... -
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Aviators Down! The Search for Tuskegee and Free French World War II Aircraft in Lake Huron
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Nearly 200 military aircraft were lost in the Great Lakes during World War II (WWII). The vast majority of losses occurred in lower Lake Michigan where Navy aviators... -
Federal
Pushing the Boundaries: Using Advanced Technology to Locate and Rapidly Assess Cultural Sites in Multiple Underwater Environments within NOAA's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Located in Lake Huron, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary was established in 2000 to protect one of the nation's most historically significant collections of... -
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Exploration and Characterization of Fine-scale Physical-biogeochemical Environment over Deep Coral Reefs on the West Florida Slope using Integrated ROV-lander-sensor Systems
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
We have limited understanding of how the variability of carbonate chemistry and other environmental conditions surrounding deep-sea corals are critical for their... -
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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.... -
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Glacier Bay National Park Exploration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From March 17-30, 2016, a University of Maine-led team conducted the first-ever deepwater exploration of Glacier Bay National Park using both diver-based surveys and...