Below are some past expeditions featured on the OceanExplorer.NOAA.gov website that included the investigation of deep-sea canyons.
Deep Connections 2019: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts of the United States and Canada was a two-part, telepresence-enabled ocean exploration expedition.
Read moreWindows 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.
Read moreFrom 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.
Read moreIn 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.
Read moreFrom 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.
Read moreIn 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.
Read moreIn 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.
Read moreIn 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.
Read moreIn 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.
Read moreBetween February and August 2012, a team of NOAA and external partners conducted a mapping ‘blitz’ focused on deepwater canyons off the northeastern seaboard. Together, partners mapped more than 10,000 linear kilometers of seafloor in prioritized deepwater canyon targets.
Read moreIn June 2007, scientists revisited previous discoveries and explored new areas as they studied of hydrocarbon seep communities found in waters deeper than 1,000 meters in the Gulf of Mexico.
Read moreAn exploration team mapped a significant portion of the slope and rise to the east and west of the Hudson Canyon, off New York and New Jersey.
Read moreA team characterized deep-sea ecosystems from New England to Georgia with a manned submersible, targeting Georges Bank canyons, Hudson Canyon, and Blake Ridge.
Read moreThe above items are only a selection of the educational materials highlighting deep-sea canyons on our website.
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