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Okeanos Explorer (EX0901): Mapping Shakedown Cruise

First shakedown cruise of 2009 Okeanos Explorer field season.

Tags: expedition, exploration, explorer, juan de fuca strait, mapping, marine education, noaa, noaa fleet, north pacific ocean, ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, okeanos, okeanos explorer, r337, science, scientific computing system, scientific mission, scientific research, scs, sea, shakedown, single beam sonar, stewardship, sub bottom profiler, systematic exploration, technology, transfomational research, undersea, underwater, wa
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Okeanos Explorer (EX0903): Mapping Field Trial I Mendocino Ridge

The exhaustive study of the U.S. data holdings pertinent to the formulation of U.S. potential claims of an extended continental shelf under the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) (Mayer, et al., 2002) did not identify this area as one of the regions where new bathymetric surveys are needed. However, the ECS Task Force considered the Mendocino Ridge might be a potential extension for the U.S. The Mayer et al. (2002) report recommended that multibeam echosounder (MBES) data are needed to rigorously define (1) the foot of the slope (FoS), a parameter of the two UNCLOS-stipulated formula lines, and (2) the 2500-m isobath, a parameter of one of the UNCLOS-stipulated cutoff lines. Both of these parameters, the first a precise geodetic isobath and second a geomorphic zone, are used to define an extended continental shelf claim. The Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center (CCOM/JHC) of the University of New Hampshire was directed by the U.S. Congress, through funding to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct the new surveys and archive the resultant data.

Tags: ccom, center for coastal and ocean mapping, expedition, exploration, explorer, extended continental shelf, jhc, joint hydrographic center, map, marine education, mendocino ridge, noaa, noaa fleet, north pacific ocean, ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, okeanos, okeanos explorer, r337, science, scientific computing system, scientific mission, scientific research, scs, sea, stewardship, systematic exploration, technology, test, transfomational research, undersea, underwater
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Exploring the Submerged New World on R/V Weatherbird II							between 20110808 and 20110818

Underwater archaeologists, led by James Adovasio and Andy
					Hemmings of Mercyhurst College, dove at four sites that were first visited in
					2009. At these locations, electronically documented intact river channel
					features of the Pleistocene Suwannee River are now filled with multiple layers
					of sediment. These sites are covered by 40 to 130 feet of ocean water and are
					located 50 to 125 miles offshore of the modern Gulf Coast of Florida northwest
					of Tampa or southeast of Tallahassee. The three shallower sites have bedrock
					exposed on the seafloor that forms one side of the buried channel. The bedrock
					at each of these sites is low grade knappable toolstone that could have been
					used for tool making. The deepest site, Thorâs Elbow, is the intersection of the
					ancient Suwannee and another river where they expected to find more knappable
					bedrock buried under the modern surface. At each of these sites divers hoped to
					locate prehistoric human made artifacts, bones of Pleistocene animals, such as
					the mastodon, and perhaps datable organic material such as pieces of wood. Any
					such finds would indicate that the now inundated Pleistocene landscape of
					Florida in the Gulf of Mexico is still preserved, accessible to archaeologists,
					and contains prehistoric evidence of the use of this landscape by people and
					animals alive at the end of the last Ice Age.

Tags: archaeological, archaeology, bedrock chert, conservation, conserve, crm, cultural resource management, expedition, exploration, explorer, florida middle grounds, gulf of mexico, historic, knappable toolstone, marine archaeology, marine education, maritime, maritime archaeology, nautical, nautical archaeology, noaa, ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, oer, paleochannel, pleistocene, preserve, protect, protection, remote sensing, science, scientific mission, scientific research, sea, sea level rise, stewardship, submerged cultural heritage, submerged cultural resource, suwannee channel, suwannee river, systematic exploration, technology, thor's elbow, transformational research, uch, undersea, underwater, underwater cultural heritage
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Okeanos Explorer (EX1802): Emerging Technology Demonstration and Mapping

Operations will include the use of the ship's deep water mapping systems (Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar, EK60 split-beam fisheries sonars, Knudsen 3260 chirp sub-bottom profiler sonar, and Teledyne Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler), and XBT casts in support of multibeam sonar mapping operations, and the ship's high-bandwidth satellite connection for continuous real-time ship-to-shore communications. Operations are planned in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Emerging technologies components of this cruise will be in partnership with the Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration Research and Technology (CIOERT) at Florida Atlantic University and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Newport RI.

Tags: davisville rhode island, emerging technologymidwater profilerinstrumented tow cable, expeditionexplorationexplorermarine educationnoaaoceanocean discoveryocean educationocean exploratio, gulf of mexico, gulf of mexicopascagoula, seafloor mapping, telepresence, testing new technologies, warm temperate northwest atlantic
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Bermuda: Search for Deep Water Caves 2009 on the R/V							Endurance between 20090905 and 20090930

Deep-water marine caves are one of the Earth's last largely
					unexplored frontiers of undiscovered fauna (animal life). More than 150
					limestone caves are known to exist in or near the island of Bermuda. Many of
					these caves have extensive but relatively shallow submerged portions that
					connect to the sea via tidal springs along the coastline. These inland caves are
					inhabited by a number of diverse eyeless and colorless crustaceans and other
					invertebrates. Many of these organisms are "living fossils"; and some are most
					closely related to deep-sea organisms. While previous investigations of marine
					caves have been limited to those within shallow depths (less than 50 meters/164
					feet), current research suggests that caves can occur at almost any depth within
					the sea. The geological history of Bermuda, coupled with biological evidence
					(cave-adapted species), indicates a strong possibility for the presence of
					deep-water caves near the island. Thus, Bermuda offers an idea location to
					search for and to study deep-water caves.

Tags: aquatic ecosystems, argus bank, bathymetry/seafloor topography, bermuda, bermuda pedestal, bermuda platform, biosphere, bowditch seamount, challenger bank, coastal processes, continental margins, deep-water caves, drowned reefs, expedition, exploration, explorer, green bay cave, harrington sound, karstic sinkholes, marine education, marine habitat, mid-ocean seamount, noaa, ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, oceans, oer, reef habitat, science, scientific mission, scientific research, sea, sea level rise, stewardship, systematic exploration, technical diving, technology, transformational research, undersea, underwater
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EX2000: EM 304 Sea Acceptance Trials

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 March 3, 2020 in 
				Pascagoula, Mississippi, and conclude on March 8, 2020 in Key West, Florida. Mapping operations will focus on conducting equipment calibration, assessing equipment performance, and transiting to Key West. 
				All operations will occur within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Tags: acoustic doppler current profiler, adcp, aquatic sciences, barometers, conductivity, ctd, deep-sea exploration, depth, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/oar/oer, earth science, echo sounders, expedition, expendable bathythermographs, exploration, exploration vessel, explorer, fluorometers, global positioning system, gps, gulf of mexico, high-definition underwater video, mapping survey, marine education, marine environment monitoring, mbes, multibeam, multibeam backscatter, multibeam mapping system, multibeam sonar, national centers for environmental information, nesdis, noaa, noaa fleet, noaa ship okeanos explorer, ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, oceanic & atmospheric research, oceans, oer, office of ocean exploration and research, okeanos, okeanos explorer, r337, science, scientific computing system, scientific mission, scientific research, scs, sea, single beam sonar, single-beam sonar, singlebeam sonar, stewardship, sub-bottom profile, systematic exploration, technology, telepresence, temperature, temperature sensors, thermosalinographs, transformational research, u.s. department of commerce, undersea, underwater, underwater video, underwater video camera, water column backscatter, whole water sampler, wind monitor, wws, xbt
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Okeanos Explorer (EX1711): Gulf of Mexico (ROV and							Mapping)

Operations will include the use of the ship's deep water
					mapping systems (Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar, EK60 split-beam fisheries
					sonars, Knudsen 3260 chirp sub-bottom profiler sonar, and Teledyne Acoustic
					Doppler Current Profiler), XBT and CTD casts in support of multibeam sonar
					mapping operations, OER's two-body ROV Deep Discoverer and Seirios, and the
					ship's high-bandwidth satellite connection for continuous real-time
					ship-to-shore communications.

Tags: davisville rhode island, deep-sea corals, essential fish habitats national marine sanctuaries benthic habitats bottom fish habitats deep sea c, expedition exploration explorer marine education noaa ocean ocean discovery ocean education ocean ex, gulf of mexico, habitat characterization, submersibles, telepresence, warm temperate northwest atlantic
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EX2106: 2021 U.S. Blake Plateau Mapping 2 (Mapping)

From September 5 - September 28, 2021, NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted mapping operations on the Blake Plateau within U.S. waters, aiding in closing the gaps within this region. The second of two cruises focused on mapping this region, EX-21-06 collected 25,800 square kilometers of bathymetry and associated water column data, 25,790 square kilometers of which were within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone and Territorial Sea deeper than 200 m. The exploratory mapping operations conducted during this cruise will provide initial characterization of the region, as well as data to support further exploration with remotely operated vehicles planned for EX-21-07.

Tags: acoustic sounders, aquatic sciences, conductivity, ctd, deep-sea exploration, depth, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/oar/oer, earth science, echo sounders, expedition, expendable bathythermographs, exploration, exploration vessel, explorer, global positioning system, gps, high-definition underwater video, mapping survey, marine education, marine environment monitoring, mbes, multibeam, multibeam backscatter, multibeam mapping system, multibeam sonar, national centers for environmental information, nesdis, noaa, noaa fleet, noaa ship okeanos explorer, north atlantic ocean, ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, oceanic & atmospheric research, oceans, oer, office of ocean exploration and research, okeanos, okeanos explorer, positioning/navigation, r337, science, scientific computing system, scientific mission, scientific research, scs, sea, single beam sonar, single-beam sonar, singlebeam sonar, stewardship, sub-bottom profile, systematic exploration, technology, telepresence, temperature, thermosalinographs, transformational research, u.s. department of commerce, undersea, underwater, underwater video, water column backscatter, wind monitor, xbt
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005

The New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005 (NZASRoF'05) Expedition explored active submarine volcanoes in the Kermadec Arc, located north of New Zealand, with a pair of manned submersibles. This is a subduction zone where tectonic plates converge and a chain of restless volcanoes is formed along the boundary. The dive sites chosen were at volcanoes that showed evidence of having vigorous seafloor hot springs. This evidence comes from previous New Zealand / American expeditions to the area that mapped the seafloor and surveyed the ocean above each volcano for signs of hydrothermal plumes. Seafloor hot springs are dynamic environments where heat and chemicals from inside volcanoes are vented into the ocean and support unique biological communities. Most of the dive sites have never been visited before and so the potential for exciting discoveries was high.

Tags: earth science, expedition, exploration, explorer, kermadec arc, marine education, new zealand, noaa, ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, oceans, science, scientific research, sea, south pacific ocean, stewardship, systematic exploration, technology, transformational research, undersea, underwater
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EX2201: Mapping & ROV Shakedown

From February 23 - March 3, 2022 (Pascagoula, MS to Key West, FL), NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted a shakedown of the remotely operated vehicle (ROV), video, telepresence, and sampling operations as well as mapping and positioning systems aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. The ROV engineers tested and calibrated ROVs Deep Discoverer and Seirios' ROV motor controllers, auto position software, lighting system, hydraulic system, ME-20 low-light camera, high-definition ancillary ROV cameras, sector-scanning sonar, as well as tested remote-piloting capabilities of ROV Deep Discoverer. Shakedown and readiness operations for the EM 304 multibeam sonar included a GNSS Azimuth Measurement Subsystem (GAMS) calibration, Patch Test, speed-noise test, coverage extinction data collection, and integration and testing of the newly installed SeaPath 380-R3. In total, the expedition team conducted 7 ROV dives ranging from 480 to 3,420 m depth and collected 4,930 square kilometers of acoustic data during transits and calibrations. The expedition explored the West Florida Shelf and the Straits of Florida offshore the U.S. southeastern coast. The expedition confirmed the location of a shipwreck target, thought to be a 19th century whaler. Corals and sponges were observed 4 out of the 7 surveyed dive sites, with 3 of the 7 containing high diversities of benthic species. A total of 12 samples were collected: 3 geological, 3 biological, and 6 commensal (not including blank samples).

Tags: deep discoverer rov, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/oar/oer, earth science, event logs, gulf of mexico, highlights, images, national centers for environmental information, nesdis, noaa, noaa ship okeanos explorer, oceanic & atmospheric research, oceans, office of exploration and research, samples, seirios camera sled, u.s. department of commerce, underwater video camera, video camera, visual observations
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
PacificReefs2011: Ocean Exploration and Biotechnology							on the Reefs of Palau between 20110219 and							20110304

This expedition represents the culmination of ongoing
					collaboration between National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology-
					Ocean Biotechnology Center and Repository and University of New Hampshire
					explorers that use technical diving to characterize deep reef communities and to
					assess the organisms for their biotechnology potential. Marc Slattery and
					company have experience working in the twilight zone of the Bahamas and Cayman
					Islands, and preliminary data from these studies indicate that the deep reef
					sponges are significantly more bioactive and biodiverse than the surrounding
					shallow reefs. To date, the Indo-Pacific deep reefs have been relatively
					unexplored despite the fact that this region encompasses far more biodiversity
					than the Caribbean.

Tags: aquatic ecosystems, bioassessment, biosphere, coastal processes, coral reef ecosystems, coral reefs, deep reef communities, deep reef sponges, deep sea corals, deep sea habitats, ecological dynamics, expedition, exploration, explorer, indo-pacific, indo-pacific deep reefs, marine education, marine habitat, mesophotic coral reefs, noaa, north pacific, ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, oceans, oer, palau, peleliu, reef habitat, science, scientific mission, scientific research, sea, species/population interactions, stewardship, systematic exploration, technical diving, technology, transformational research, twilight zone, ulong, undersea, underwater
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EX2204: Voyage to the Ridge 1 (Mapping)

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 Zone, aiding in closing bathymetric gaps within this region. EX-22-04 collected 46,250 square kilometers of bathymetry and associated water column data. During mapping operations, NOAA Ocean Exploration simultaneously collected EM 304 multibeam sonar bathymetry observations and Simrad EK60/EK80 split-beam fisheries sonar observations of biologic material in the water column, as well as Knudsen 3260 sub-bottom profiler observations of sub-seafloor geologic structure and sediment. Additionally, a calibration of the EK60/EK80 transducers was completed. The exploratory mapping operations conducted during this cruise will provide initial characterization of the region, as well as data to support further exploration.

Tags: acoustic sounders, conductivity, ctd, depth, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/oar/oer, earth science, expendable bathythermographs, labrador sea, national centers for environmental information, nesdis, noaa, noaa ship okeanos explorer, north atlantic ocean, oceanic & atmospheric research, oceans, office of exploration and research, temperature, u.s. department of commerce, xbt
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Okeanos Explorer (EX1404L2): Our Deepwater Backyard:							Exploring the Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts

High resolution mapping data from vessel multibeam and
					submersible sonar systems; singlebeam and sub-bottom profile data; periodic CTD
					casts; submersible CTD data; underwater video from two-body submersible systems;
					underway oceanographic, meteorological, and flow-through sensors from
					vessel

Tags: bear seamount, benthic ecosystems, benthic habitats, biodiversity, canyons, chesapeake bay, cold temperate northwest atlantic, continental shelf, continental slope, davisville rhode island, engineering dive, expedition, exploration, explorer, gas seeps, habitat characterization, lindenkohl canyon, lydonia canyon, mapping survey, marine education, mid-atlantic, multi-beam sonar, multibeam, multibeam backscatter, multibeam sonar, new england seamount chain, new england seamounts, noaa, noaa fleet, norfolk canyon, northeast u.s. canyons, northeast us seamount chain, ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, oer, okeanos, okeanos explorer, r337, science, scientific computing system, scientific mission, scientific research, scs, sea, seafloor mapping, seamounts, sheldrake seamount, single beam sonar, single-beam sonar, singlebeam sonar, stewardship, sub-bottom profile, submersibles, systematic exploration, technology, telepresence, transformational research, undersea, underwater, vip outreach, washington canyon, water column backscatter
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Aegean and Black Sea 2006

From April to June 2006, scientists from the University of Rhode Island led an expedition to study the archaeology and geology of the Aegean and Black Seas aboard two research vessels, the Greek R/V AEGAEO and the University of Rhode Island's R/V ENDEAVOR. The Institute for Exploration's (IFE) ROVs Hercules and Argus were utilized, as well as IFE's side-scan sonar ECHO.

Tags: aegean sea, archaeological, black sea, conservation, conserve, crimean peninsula, crm, cultural resource management, earth science, expedition, exploration, explorer, historic, marine archaeology, marine education, maritime, maritime archaeology, multibeam sonar, nautical, nautical archaeology, noaa, north atlantic ocean, observation, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, oceans, preserve, protect, protection, santorini, science, scientific mission, sea, sea of crete, sediment, stewardship, submerged cultural heritage, submerged cultural resource, survey, systematic exploration, technology, thera, transformational research, uch, undersea, underwater, underwater cultural heritage, volcanic
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Okeanos Explorer (EX1902): 2019 Field Season Shakedown

Data from three ROV engineering dives, EM302 multibeam sonar data including backscatter, EK60 and EK80 sonar data.

Tags: davisville rhode island, ek80shakedownsuction sampleructd, expeditionexplorationexplorermapping surveymarine educationmultibeammultibeam backscattermultibeam s, gulf of mexico, key westpascagoula, sampling operations, seafloor mapping, submersibles, telepresence, testing new technologies, warm temperate northwest atlantic
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce