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Thunder Bay 2010: Cutting Edge Technology and the Hunt for Lake Huron’s Lost Ships Thunder Bay 2010: Cutting Edge Technology and the Hunt for Lake Huron’s Lost Ships
(August) Thunder Bay 2010 will bring cutting-edge shipwreck finding technology to Lake Huron’s “shipwreck alley”- the stretch of Lake Huron just off the northeastern Michigan coast that has claimed hundreds of ships.

NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer<, “America’s Ship for Ocean Exploration” INDEX 2010:
“Indonesia-USA Deep-Sea Exploration of the Sangihe Talaud Region”

(June) Learn why the depths of the Indonesian Sangihe Talaud Region are considered one of the most biologically diverse areas of the world’s ocean.
- camera icon Deep-sea Chimaera
- camera icon Benthopelagic Sea Cucumber

Extended Continental Shelf Project 2010 Extended Continental Shelf Project 2010
(August-September) The 2010 Extended Continental Shelf survey is a 5-week-long arctic mapping expedition involving U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers.

Florida Shelf Edge Exploration 2010 Florida Shelf Edge Exploration 2010
(July-August) A science team on the research vessel Seward Johnson left from Fort Pierce, Fla. in early July to go to the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

Sea of Cortez Expedition 2010: Exploring Mexico's Submerged Landscapes Sea of Cortez 2010
(April - May) This unique expedition took place in Ballena Bay just off the Isla Espíritu Santo. Discover why scientists hope their findings will give them a better understanding of human migration into the New World.

INSPIRE: Chile Margin 2010 INSPIRE: Chile Margin 2010
(February) A diverse team of scientists will be tackling questions about strange new biological life forms, communities, and ecosystems far from the sunlit surface at the Chilean Triple Junction.

Northeast Lau Response Cruise (NELRC) Northeast Lau Response Cruise (NELRC)
Travel with scientists as they visit the sites of two recent underwater volcano eruptions in the NE Lau Basin, and discover new insights on eruptive phenomena in this environment.

2009 Exploration Highlights 2009 Exploration Highlights
Take a look back at exploration highlights from the 2009 field season.


Bermuda: Search for Deep Water Caves 2009 Bermuda: Search for Deep Water Caves 2009
(November) Join scientists as they set out on a series of expeditions in the seas surrounding Bermuda, searching for deep water caves.

Russian-U.S. Arctic Census 2009 Russian-U.S. Arctic Census 2009
(November) During the 2009 Russian-American Long-Term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA) expedition, scientists will again visit the Bering Strait and northwards to the Pacific side of the Arctic Ocean, as they did in 2004.

Exploring the Submerged New World 2009 Exploring the Submerged New World 2009
(October) Join our scientists as they explore the North American Florida Middle Grounds for traces of early human occupation on a submerged late Pleistocene landscape.


Lophelia II 2009: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs, and Wrecks Lophelia II 2009: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs, and Wrecks
(August) Return with scientists to the Gulf of Mexico as they collect data related to cold water corals: their habitats, their levels of genetic connectivity, and the distribution of their communities.

Bioluminescence 2009: Living Light on the Deep Sea Floor Bioluminescence 2009: Living Light on the Deep Sea Floor
(July) Join our scientists as they explore the fascinating phenomenon of bioluminescence, rarely found on land, yet common in species throughout the world ocean.

 
Feature Videos Focus: Gulf of Mexico,
Pre-Deepwater Horizon Spill

Learn about expeditions conducted in this region by Ocean Explorer from 2001 to 2009.

FY11 Announcement FY11 Announcement of Opportunity


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Feature Videos

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Check out highlights from expeditions, including an underwater volcano, fluorescent corals, the Gulf of Alaska and a lake at the bottom of the sea. (QuickTime, each over 550k).


Feature Slideshows

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See photo slideshows from expeditions, including an Arctic journey, deep-sea aurelia jellyfish, corals from the deep Atlantic, and marine life supported by underwater hotsprings.

NOAA, Ocean Explorer "Aliens From The Deep" on Flickr.

 

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Do you have a dull desktop? Spruce up your computer with free desktop wallpaper, including a picture of the bow of the Titanic.
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Ocean Challenge Puzzle

Ocean Challenge Puzzle
How much do you know about our undersea world? Team up with players around the globe to solve the Ocean Challenge Puzzle.

 


Flagship of the Fleet

Flagship of the Fleet
At 274 ft and displacing more than 3,200 tons, the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown is the flagship of the NOAA fleet.

 

NOAA Celebrates 200 years of Science, Service and Stewardship

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Discover the fascinating NOAA stories of science, service and stewardship to the nation.

 


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