Deep-sea Canyons

Related Expeditions

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

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.

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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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts 2014

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.

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

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.

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Deepwater Canyons: Pathways to the Abyss 2012

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.

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Atlantic Canyons Undersea Mapping Expeditions 2012

Atlantic Canyons Undersea Mapping 2012 Expeditions

Between 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.

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Expedition to the Deep Slope 2007

Expedition to the Deep Slope 2007

In 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.

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Hudson Canyon 2002

Hudson Canyon Cruise (2002)

An 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.

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Deep East 2001

Deep East (2001)

A team characterized deep-sea ecosystems from New England to Georgia with a manned submersible, targeting Georges Bank canyons, Hudson Canyon, and Blake Ridge.

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The above items are only a selection of the educational materials highlighting deep-sea canyons on our website.

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