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Example of corals and algae found on Pulley Ridge: The plate corals Leptoseris cucullata (foreground) and Agaricia fragilis; the finger coral Madracis sp.; the leafy green algae Anadyomene menziesii; and the branching algae Dictyota sp. Image courtesy of Mike Echevarria, Florida Aquarium.

Funding Opportunity – Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems

NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, in partnership with NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, has announced two Federal Funding Opportunities focused on mesophotic coral ecosystems.

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Fiscal Year 2019 National Oceanographic Partnership Program Broad Agency Announcement

Synthetic Aperture Sonar imagery of the German U-853, showing that the submarine is largely intact.

Mapping and Assessing Rhode Island’s Historic Submarines Using Synthetic Aperture Sonar

From October 1 to October 24, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer will conduct a 24-day exploratory mapping expedition to collect critical data for the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf Project. These operations will target three adjacent priority areas east of the Blake Plateau, northeast of the Bahamas.

Mapping Deepwater Areas off the Southeast U.S. in Support of the Extended Continental Shelf Project

About OER

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Ocean Exploration Funding Opportunity

OER has published its 2019 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Ocean Exploration.

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Data & Results

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