Mission Plan
Mission Plan

edu
Education

coral habitat
Coral Habitat

habitat mapping
Habitat Mapping

what are corals
What are Deep-Sea Corals?

Science Through Partnerships
Science Through Partnerships

Explorers
Explorers

Information

 

Ed Bowlby
Mary Sue Brancato
Jeff Hyland
Peter Etnoyer
Curt Whitmire
Robert Steelquist
Greg Hubner
Keith Shepherd

 

Keith Tamburri
Ian Murdock
Vincent Auger
Reuben Mills
Roger Adamson
Steve Bucklew
Dean Steinke

 

 

Olympic Coast 2006 Explorers

 

Ed BowlbyEd Bowlby
Co-Principal Investigator, Research Coordinator
NOAA, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
Technical Specialty: Marine Biology
Role on cruise: One of three lead scientists; night operations science leader; photography

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Mary Sue BrancatoMary Sue Brancato
Co-Principal Investigator
Resource Protection Coordinator
NOAA, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
Technical Specialty: Benthic ecology; environmental toxicology
Role on cruise: One of three lead scientists; data management lead; invertebrate identification; monitoring video and annotating video logs; video data management; photography

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Jeff HylandJeff Hyland
Co-Principal Investigator
Team Lead, Protected Areas and Resources Team
NOAA, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Technical Specialty: Benthic Ecology
Role on cruise: One of three lead scientists; day operations science leader

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Peter EtnoyerPeter Etnoyer
Research Associate
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Technical Specialty: Coral Ecology
Role on cruise: Coral identification; monitoring video and annotating video logs; photography

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Curt WhitmireCurt Whitmire
Information Technology Specialist
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Technical Specialty: Spatial analysis of fish habitat and Geographic Information Systems
Role on cruise: fish identification; monitoring video and annotating video logs; video data management;

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Robert SteelquistRobert Steelquist
Education and Outreach Coordinator
NOAA, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
Technical Specialty: Communications
Role on cruise: video monitoring, annotating video logs, video data management; photography, video, writing and editing.

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Greg HubnerGreg Hubner
Captain
NOAA Ship McArthur
Technical Specialty: Vessel Master
Role on cruise: command of ship and all ship operations

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Keith ShepherdKeith Shepherd
General Manager
ROPOS
Technical Specialty: ROV operations
Role on cruise: chief ROV pilot, day-shift supervisor, navigator, and electronics technician

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Keith TamburriKeith Tamburri
Assistant Manager
ROPOS
Technical Specialty: ROV operations
Role on cruise: ROV pilot, night-shift supervisor, and electronics technician

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Ian MurdockIan Murdock
ROPOS
Technical Specialty: Robotics and automation technology
Role on cruise: ROV pilot, navigator, mechanical technician

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Vincent AugerVincent Auger
ROPOS
Technical Specialty: Information technology
Role on cruise: Navigation data management, ROV pilot

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Reuben MillsReuben Mills
ROPOS
Technical Specialty: Mechanical Engineering
Role on cruise: Mechanical technician, ROV pilot

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Roger AdamsonRoger Adamson
ROPOS
Technical Specialty: Mechanical and Hydraulic Engineering
Role on cruise: Mechanical technician, ROV pilot

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Steve BucklewSteve Bucklew
ROPOS
Technical Specialty: ROV operations
Role on cruise: Mechanical technician, ROV pilot

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Dean Steinke Dean Steinke
ROPOS
Technical Specialty: Mechanical Engineering, Predictive Modeling
Information technology
Role on cruise: Navigation data management, ROV pilot

 

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