Surveying Deep-sea Corals, Sponges, and Fish Habitat Off the U.S. West Coast

Surveying Deep-sea Corals, Sponges, and Fish Habitat Off the U.S. West Coast
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Mission Overview

From October 7 to November 7, 2019, scientists and engineers from NOAA, the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration, the U.S. Geological Survey, and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management conducted a 29-day expedition aboard NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker along the California, Oregon, and Washington coasts, exploring the deep sea, one of the largest, but least known environments on Earth.

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Locations of the 15 sites successfully surveyed during the Surveying Deep-sea Corals, Sponges, and Fish Habitat expedition.

Expedition Summary

On November 7, 2019, the Surveying Deep-sea Corals, Sponges, and Fish Habitat expedition ended. This expedition was the latest in a series of multi-agency collaborations known as EXPRESS, short for EXpanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems.

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Niskin bottles on the GFOE ROV Yogi.
So, what is Environmental DNA Anyway?…
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The AUV Popoki ready for operation on deck of the Reuben Lasker.
Characterizing the Marine Environment
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Location of AUV Dive #7 at BOEM Humboldt Call Area off Eureka, CA.
Potential Offshore Wind Energy Lease Sites
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