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2025
NOAA and Fugro partner to accelerate deep ocean mapping, characterization
NOAA Ocean Exploration and Fugro have signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to develop and use uncrewed systems for ocean exploration to enhance the efficiency, reach and impact of NOAA’s mission to explore the deep ocean.
2024
NOAA, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency agree to share ocean exploration data
July 25, 2024 | NOAA
NOAA and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) have signed a formal memorandum of understanding (MOU) to share data and scientific information, and collaborate on ocean exploration work that contributes to the missions of both federal agencies.
NOAA, Ocean Discovery League to advance low cost, equitable deep ocean exploration
April 17, 2024 | NOAA
NOAA and the nonprofit Ocean Discovery Leagueoffsite link (ODL) recently signed a formal agreement to work together to accelerate deep-ocean exploration through the development of low-cost tools and technologies, such as deep-sea cameras, that give greater, more equitable access to broader public and scientific communities to explore the deep ocean.
2023
NOAA, Proteus Ocean Group to explore uses of groundbreaking underwater lab
May 3, 2023 | NOAA
State-of-the-art ‘underwater habitat’ will allow governments, academia and public sector to deepen understanding of the ocean environment.
NOAA, OceanX renew partnership to map and explore the ocean
April 11, 2023 | NOAA Research
On March 9, NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., and Vincent Pieribone, Ph.D., Ocean X co-chief executive officer and chief science officer, renewed a memorandum of understanding to continue collaborating on ocean mapping, exploration and the advancement of ocean science.
2022
United States, Australia Ocean Science Agencies Team Up to Explore and Map Pacific Ocean
December 21, 2022 | NOAA
NOAA and two of Australia’s leading science agencies announced a formal agreement Tuesday to work together to advance Pacific Ocean exploration and mapping, a major priority for NOAA and of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
NOAA, Partners Discover Wreck of 207-year-old Whaling Ship in Gulf of Mexico
March 23, 2022 | NOAA
NOAA and partners today announced the discovery of the wreck of a 207-year-old whaling ship, called Industry, found on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. The remains of the 64-foot long, two-masted wooden brig opens a window into a little known chapter of American history when descendents of African slaves and Native Americans served as essential crew in one of the nation’s oldest industries.
2021
President Trump’s Bold Vision Will Help Conserve, Manage, and Explore America’s Oceans
January 5, 2021 | The White House
The White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman Mary Neumayr and Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, as Co-chairs of the Ocean Policy Committee, released an Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Ocean Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone.
2020
NOAA teams with Ocean Infinity to advance new tools for ocean exploration and mapping
January 9, 2020 | NOAA News
NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research and the ocean data and technology company Ocean Infinity have announced a new agreement to develop deep-water autonomous technologies that can gather ultra-high-resolution ocean information.