Engaging and educating the public about the value of ocean exploration is a key part of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) mission. During today’s dive, Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration Engineer, Chris Ritter (left), OER Expedition Manager, Kelley Elliott (middle), and CAPSTONE Science Advisor/Hawai'i Undersea Research Lab Program Biologist, Chris Kelley (right), conducted a live interaction with about 20 visitors at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, California.
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