Education Theme: Deep-sea Canyons

Deep Connections 2019: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts of the United States and Canada

Deep Connections 2019: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts of the United States and Canada was a two-part, telepresence-enabled ocean exploration expedition.

Windows to the Deep 2019: Exploration of the Deep-sea Habitats of the Southeastern United States

Windows to the Deep 2019: Exploration of the Deep-sea Habitats of the Southeastern United States was a 38-day, two-leg, telepresence-enabled expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer to collect data on priority exploration areas identified by the ocean management and scientific communities.

Deep Search 2019: DEEP Sea Exploration to Advance Research on Coral/Canyon/Cold See Habitats

From April 9 to 30, 2019, NOAA and partners at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a research expedition on NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown to collect critical baseline information about deepwater habitats offshore the U.S. Mid- and South Atlantic coasts.

Océano Profundo 2018: Exploring Deep-sea Habitats off Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

In the fall of 2016, a team of scientists and engineers aboard NOAA Ship Pisces spent 15 days at sea exploring three deepwater canyons off the coast of North Carolina. Their overall goal was to survey suspected deep-sea coral habitats associated with these canyons and to assess canyon geological make up.

Deep Search 2018: DEEP Sea Exploration to Advance Research on Coral/Canyon/Cold Seep Habitats

From August 19 to September 2, 2018, NOAA and partners at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a research expedition on the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution-operated R/V Atlantis to collect critical baseline information about deepwater habitats offshore the U.S. Mid- and South Atlantic.

Exploring Carolina Canyons (2016)

In the fall of 2016, a team of scientists and engineers aboard NOAA Ship Pisces spent 15 days at sea exploring three deepwater canyons off the coast of North Carolina. Their overall goal was to survey suspected deep-sea coral habitats associated with these canyons and to assess canyon geological make up.

Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts 2014

In the fall of 2014, scientists explored the largely unknown deep-sea ecosystems of the U.S. Atlantic coast, collecting baseline data in the Atlantic submarine canyons and along the New England Seamount Chain. These data are critical to the conservation and preservation of these remarkable ecosystems.

Deepwater Canyons 2013: Pathways to the Abyss

In 2013, scientists on NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown studied the biology of Norfolk Canyon, collected samples in Baltimore Canyon, and explored archaeological targets in and around the Norfolk Canyon area.

Deepwater Canyons 2012: Pathways to the Abyss

In 2012, scientists aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster explored and characterized hard and soft bottom communities as well as shipwreck sites in canyons off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland.