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From August 23 - September 16, NOAA Ocean Exploration and partners will conduct the Seascape Alaska 5: Gulf of Alaska Remotely Operated Vehicle Exploration and Mapping expedition. During the expedition, the team will work to fill gaps in our understanding of the region by conducting focused mapping and remotely operated vehicle operations in waters deeper than 200 meters (656 feet).
All things permitting, dives will be streamed live daily, August 24 - September 15, from approximately 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. AK / 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET. Note that dates and times are subject to change. Over the course of the expedition, we expect to dive and explore deep-sea coral and sponge habitats, the water column, and more, at depths ranging from approximately 200 to 6,000 meters (656 to 19,685 feet).
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Throughout the summer and fall, researchers will conduct mapping operations and use remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to investigate Cordell Bank, Greater Farallones, and Monterey Bay national marine sanctuaries as well as National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. You can watch the livestream here.
The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research provides support for the complementary ocean exploration program of the E/V Nautilus, which operates under a similar paradigm as the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer.
The E/V Nautilus is equipped with telepresence, which will allow scientists from around the world to participate and contribute to the success of this mission. Plus, telepresence will bring the National Marine Sanctuary System and ocean science to the classroom, as students across the country will directly engage with mission staff and operations.
For a full run-down of Ocean Exploration Trust's 2019 expedition plan and to watch live video, visit nautiluslive.org. Read on for details on the expedition's voyages into your national marine sanctuaries.
Lead scientists: Lindsay Gee, Ocean Exploration Trust; Stephanie Gandulla, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary; Jeff Gray, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary; Russ Green, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
This mission focuses on mapping unexplored sanctuary areas, with a goal of discovering new shipwrecks. An autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) equipped with an echosounder will be used to map target areas. The R/V Storm will be the operations platform and will also engage in mapping and surveying activities.
This cruise will map a number of areas within Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank national marine sanctuaries. Using the Nautilus multibeam echosounder and sub-bottom profiler, researchers will focus on several national marine sanctuary priority sites.
Researchers will document seafloor geology and biological communities within deep-sea habitats. Potentially-new species of deep-sea coral and subsamples of rocks will be collected to supplement the data from the 2017 NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer expedition. Researchers will capture high-resolution photographic images of the mesophotic zone and map deep- and shallow-water seafloor areas.
In 2015, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary expanded to double in size and now protects 3,295 square miles. The expedition will visit unexplored deep-sea coral reefs. Some of these reefs lie in the deepest regions of the sanctuary and are areas that are proposed by the Pacific Fisheries Management Council to be newly opened or closed to bottom trawling starting in 2019.
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary is entirely offshore and encompasses 1,286 square miles of seafloor habitat. The expedition will continue exploration of deep canyon and slope habitat begun by the sanctuary and OET in 2017. Researchers will also survey areas of Bodega Canyon that were not explored in 2017. The focus will be on deep-sea sponge and coral habitat. Notably, a new deep-sea coral species was discovered during the 2018 Ocean Exploration Trust expedition.
Tune in on the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Facebook page on Saturday, October 12, at 4:00 p.m. PT for a Facebook Live broadcast aboard the deck of the E/V Nautilus as we begin our quest to explore Davidson Seamount in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary! Learn more about the expedition, what scientists are hoping to learn, and how you can be a part of the discovery featured at NautilusLive.org from October 14-17, 2019. Take advantage of this opportunity to connect with the expedition team and ask questions through the comment section.
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We are also finding important new habitats. These huge mounds of deepwater coral extend all the way from Florida to the Carolinas and could be thousands of years old. We were lucky enough to explore two mound features that revealed extensive, healthy Lophelia coral reefs. Before this expedition, no one knew they were even there.
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