Follow along as participants in the cruise provide updates and reflections on their experiences, the science, the technology, and other elements of the expedition.
During August, September, and October 2014, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer systematically explored diverse habitats and geological settings of the U.S. Atlantic Submarine Canyons and New England Seamount Chain.
Read moreOctober 6, 2014 | By Kasey Cantwell
This log presents some of our web coordinator's favorite images that didn’t make it into daily updates or mission logs.
Read moreOctober 6, 2014
In this log, we'll be sharing video of five different examples of deep-sea predation encountered over the course of the Deepwater Backyard expedition. Being able to witness these kinds of predation events live offers scientists unique glimpses into the lives and behavoirs of critters of the deep.
Read moreOctober 5, 2014 | By Susan Schnur
In this log, we'll be sharing video of five different examples of deep-sea predation encountered over the course of the Deepwater Backyard expedition. Being able to witness these kinds of predation events live offers scientists unique glimpses into the lives and behavoirs of critters of the deep.
Read moreOctober 4, 2014 | By Scott C. France
If you have been following along on the dives on this leg, you are getting very used to hearing the terms “polyp,” “anemone,” “tube anemone,” “coral,” and “zoanthid,” as we see all of these quite frequently.
Read moreOctober 3, 2014 | By Lindsay McKenna
What happens on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer when the weather is too poor to deploy the remotely operated vehicles? We map!
Read moreOctober 2, 2014 | By Emily Rose
As the Operations Officer aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, my job is to coordinate all of the scientific mission objectives with the ship and the ship’s command.
Read moreOctober 1, 2014 | By Sarah Graddy
For many of the viewers of the live-streaming video from NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer’s remotely operated vehicle expeditions, the descent of ROV Deep Discoverer into the depths of the ocean just means that they have to wait a little longer to get to the discoveries at the bottom.
Read moreSeptember 30, 2014 | By Susan Schnur
On every telepresence-enabled remotely operated vehicle (ROV) cruise on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, two research scientists have an opportunity to join the floating community of mariners, engineers, and data and video specialists that calls the ship home.
Read moreSeptember 29, 2014 | By Scott C. France
In our wired (and wireless) world, and with the magnificent technology aboard Okeanos Explorer, the experience of going to sea is vastly different from when I began as a graduate student.
Read moreSeptember 28, 2014 | By Peter Auster and Emily Duwan
When comparing the fish fauna between different submarine canyons, as well as between canyons and seamounts, there are obvious differences in species diversity and abundance.
Read moreSeptember 27, 2014 | By Allen Collins
During Dive 2 of the second leg of Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts expedition, remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer encountered two jellyfish.
Read moreSeptember 25, 2014 | By Rhian Waller
During Dive 2 of the second leg of Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts expedition, remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer encountered two jellyfish.
Read moreSeptember 24, 2014 | By Jason D. Chaytor
In addition to the multibeam mapping system on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, there are a number of other mapping/geophysical instruments that are used to map geology below the seafloor surface and to image the water column.
Read moreSeptember 22, 2014 | By Christopher Mah
The starfish you encounter on these dives are not exactly commonplace. Starting to learn about them first entails knowing which ones are which – not an easy task given how poorly known some of these species are.
Read moreSeptember 21, 2014
Recently, the Okeanos Explorer team was asked what advice we would give to students or individuals who are starting their careers and are interested in getting into the ocean exploration field.
Read moreSeptember 18, 2014 | By Brian Kennedy
A research vessel is a very complex operation. Not only do you have all of the state-of-the-art electronics on the remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and sonars, but you have the entire engineering plant for the ship, that is honestly our life support systems.
Read moreSeptember 16, 2014
From September 10-16, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer and the NOAA Office of Exploration and Research participated in the Star-Spangled Spectacular in Baltimore, Maryland. Over 2,100 people visited and toured the ship during this time.
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Highlight images from dives during Leg 2 of the expedition.
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