Ocean Exploration Documentary
Perpetuo Carlson
Released in 2009, this documentary was the first to focus on the impacts and consequences of industrial fishing. End of the Line has opened the eyes of many people to what was once a poorly-known subject (that affects us all). Combining scientific data with moving visuals, the documentary is one of the best to gain a strong foundation to understand what happens on our planet, beneath the surface, through unchecked and unregulated fishing. The film presents data from many fisheries biologists that all global fishing stock will be depleted by 2048 if it continues at the present rate. It is a film documenting what has happened through overfishing, as well as what might continue to happen if laws concerning industrial fishing do not change. Rousing viewers who care deeply about our blue planet.
Produced by the BBC, one of the best documentary production companies in our time, this award-winning eight-part series is narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Epic in proportion, and filmed over the course of several years by a huge team of the best wildlife cinematographers with the most advanced filming technology, it reveals stunning, beautiful, and never-before-seen ocean footage. Equally a series devoted to nature and conservation as well as an artistic statement, Blue Planet is one of the reasons so many of us have fallen in love with the oceans and pursued careers in marine biology.
A documentary about sushi that ties together history, culture, and the ecological impacts of this infamous (and irresistible) Japanese food. The issues of fisheries management and conservation at first glance sounds incredibly esoteric and boring, but they are issues that affect the entire planet and may strike the balance between the health and demise of our planet.
One of the first documentaries of its kind, this film follows the life history of an individual sea turtle from hatching to adulthood when she returns to her natal beach to breed. Beating incredible odds (only about 1 in 1,000 sea turtles survive to adulthood), the film documents the natural threats that sea turtles face throughout their lives, made much harder in large part now due to all the unnatural anthropogenic threats in the ocean. A moving story of a single sea turtle that will melt hearts of all, especially adoring sea turtle fans.
Naming every expedition participant in a telepresence-enabled mission is next to impossible! Many from dozens of institutions across the country have provided input into the expedition plan and are expected to participate. However, we've assembled information about the members of the team who are physically onboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer.
And of course, none of this exploration would be possible without the work of the dedicated NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and civilians who operate NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer as part of NOAA's fleet managed by NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation.
Tony Arnold currently splits his time between working for the Navy at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Keyport, Washington, and assisting the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration with ROV operations. He holds a B.S. and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawaii, focused on autonomous robotics in the Field Robotics Lab. Tony started his career as a Mechanical Engineer in the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle group at NUWC, Keyport, and is currently working as an Electrical Engineer in the Rapid Prototyping and Fabrication Technology Division. Tony brings with him a wide range of skills and experience in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and software design.
Jill is the Ohio Sea Grant College Program Extension Educator for Lake and Ashtabula Counties. She works with communities to conduct outreach and education about Lake Erie; identify community needs in regards to research, funding, or scientific expertise; develop partnerships to foster a collaborative approach to management of natural resource issues; and bring science into the decision-making process at the individual and community level. Her areas of focus include outdoor environmental education, marine debris, wildlife ecology, climate change impacts on coastal communities, interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving, engagement of relevant stakeholders, contextual mapping, and use of science in the decision-making process. Jill earned a dual B.S in wildlife ecology and outdoor education with a minor in marine biology from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in 2012. She continued her studies at UNH by earning an M.S. in Integrated Coastal Ecosystem Science, Policy, and Management in 2015. Her knowledge in freshwater, estuarine, and marine systems and understanding of management strategies at the local and international scale give Jill a unique perspective on the challenges facing coastal communities and the diversity of approaches for identifying solutions to these problems. Jill holds certifications in Basic SCUBA from NAUI, Leave No Trace Trainer from the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, Ohio Boating Education Course from the Ohio Department of National Resources-Division of Watercraft, and Level 1 QDC/HWP Training from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. During Leg 1 of the expedition, Jill will be posting blogs on the NOAA Teacher at Sea website.
Kasey Cantwell is a Project Coordinator with the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER). Kasey has a Master of Science degree in Marine Affairs and Policy and Marine Geology and Geophysics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science and Biology, both from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Kasey is responsible for coordinating telepresence-enabled expeditions conducted onboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. Since joining OER in 2012, she has coordinated over a dozen expeditions and projects, including multidisciplinary expeditions to the Atlantic submarine canyons, the Marianas, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, Glacier Bay National Park, and offshore the southeastern United States.
Brian Doros is a Television Broadcast Engineer, born in Long Branch, New Jersey. Active in sports throughout high school, Brian moved to southern California spending the next few years traveling the world surfing then exploring his technical interests at college in San Diego, California. After changing his course of study to electronics, he then focused on Broadcast Electronics and Technical Maintenance in Broadcasting. His career path first led him to employment at IBM/MCA Video Laser Disc Company in Costa Mesa, California, doing research and development in the early days of optical laser disc, then to Los Angeles where he specialized in film for television post production. The next several years were spent working in the Hollywood post production industry at Paramount Pictures, MGM / Lorimar Telepictures, 20th Century Fox, NFL Films, and Sony Broadcast Company North America, contributing to his 25 years of experience in television post production and broadcast systems integration. After Hollywood, Brian worked in the fiel,d traveling and upgrading network television facilities to digital broadcasting capabilities during the analog to digital conversion. He now has moved on to less broadcast traditional applications of his background working in his current position.
Mark holds a B.S. in Information Technology and a Masters in Computer Information Systems from Tarleton State University, where he focused on network security solutions. Mark has over 28 years experience in designing, testing, and supporting numerous variations of voice/data wired/wireless telecommunications networking solutions and security solutions, services, and products. During his career at MCI/Verizon, he held several engineering, research and development, and management positions and was with the company a combined total of over 23 years. During this time, he worked on key network projects and initiatives, including federal security solutions, access solutions, security services, virtualization, and many other large network solutions. In addition, he received four patents for networking and security solutions. Mark is married to his wife of 30 years, Laura, and has three kids and five grandkids. Some of Mark's hobbies and interests include car, truck, and boat repair/restoration; hiking, biking; running; camping; hunting; fishing; boating; amateur radio; storm chasing; home automation/security systems; fitness instructing; and scuba diving.
Katharine is a Sea Grant Knauss Fellow in the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) in Silver Spring, Maryland. She completed her B.S. in Marine Biology at the University of Rhode Island and her M.S. in Marine and Environmental Science at the University of the Virgin Islands. Her research background is primarily in geospatial analysis, spatial predictive modeling, and coral reef ecology. Throughout her career, Katharine has been involved with NOAA in several capacities. She interned at the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) in 2014 through the NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program. After undergraduate, she joined NCCOS full time as a contractor in the role of GIS Analyst working with data from the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program and on compiling data for corals listed under the Endangered Species Act. Since joining OER, Katharine has been leading a working group focused on identifying data gaps in OER's standard operations and making OER's data more accessible.
For 34 years, Emmy-award winning photographer and producer Art Howard has helped viewers experience life through images from 50 countries and seven continents. A native North Carolinian, Art has followed researchers aboard multiple deep-sea missions, documenting the excitement and challenges of offshore reef exploration. Art will use the latest video technology to bring viewers as close as possible to life at sea from the surface to depths of 3,000 feet, capturing both the scientists and the life they seek to understand. Howard has spent the last 11 years independently producing media for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
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