The HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle is launched from Motor Vessel Deep Helder to survey the seafloor of the Blake Plateau during 2022’s Investigation of an Historic Seabed Mining Test Site on the Blake Plateau.

Investigation of an Historic Seabed Mining Test Site on the Blake Plateau

July 31-August 12, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and NOAA Ocean Exploration explored a site on the Blake Plateau off the coast of Georgia.

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Saildrone field team members with the Saildrone Surveyor while in port in Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
Update: Aleutians Uncrewed Ocean Exploration
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This year, with grant funding from NOAA Ocean Exploration and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, Spencer Cody continued building capacity for ocean literacy by not only bringing ocean science to South Dakota classrooms, but by bringing South Dakota educators and students to the ocean!
South Dakota Teachers Travel by Bus from the Great Plains to the California Coast to Bring Ocean Literacy to Inland Students
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During the third Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, we are lucky enough to be joined by a special guest — Captain Barnacles, captain of the Octonauts and a very brave polar bear.
Ship’s Log: Captain Barnacles Joins the Voyage
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About NOAA Ocean Exploration

About NOAA Ocean Exploration

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