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This map shows the Blake Plateau region overlaid with the expedition track (white line) and tentative remotely operated vehicle dive sites (dots) for the Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. ROV and Mapping expedition.

Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. ROV and Mapping

From October 26 to November 15, NOAA Ocean Exploration and partners will conduct a telepresence-enabled ocean exploration expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer to collect critical information about unexplored and poorly understood deepwater areas of the Blake Plateau region of the North Atlantic Ocean.

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After nearly two decades of searching, NOAA Ocean Exploration, the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries' Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have located with reasonable certainty the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear

Data & Results

Access diverse scientific data, video, images, documents, and other information associated with office-supported ocean exploration expeditions.

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This sea spider, or pycnogonid, was seen crawling up a colony of bamboo coral overgrown by yellow zoanthids at a depth of 2,623 meters (8,605 feet) on Congress Seamount (which lies east of Bermuda) during the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts expedition.

Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: October

For each month in 2021, we are posting a wallpaper calendar along with historic and NOAA Ocean Exploration-relevant exploration highlights from that month from years past.

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www.DeepOceanEducation.org

The Deep Ocean Education Project website makes learning about the deep-sea accessible to all.

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Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. ROV and Mapping

We Found U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear!

Celebrating 20 Years of NOAA Ocean Exploration: Maritime Heritage

2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: Expedition Summary

Data & Results

Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: October

www.DeepOceanEducation.org

Featured Expeditions

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Featured Videos

Fixing a Seaglider

SpongeBob and Patrick

Technology Demo

Environmental DNA (eDNA)