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
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Mission Overview

From October 30 - November 20, 2018, NOAA and partners conducted a telepresence-enabled ocean exploration expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer to collect critical baseline information on unknown and poorly understood deepwater areas surrounding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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This infographic provides a snapshot of the expedition by the numbers.

Expedition Summary

Océano Profundo 2018: Exploring Deep-Sea Habitats off Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands was a 22-day telepresence-enabled expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. Major accomplishments of this expedition are summarized here.

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Embryonic cat shark and egg case attached to an octocoral colony.
Favorite Moments From the Océano Profundo 2018 Expedition
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A potentially new species of Evoplosoma seen during Dive 12 of the Oceano Profoundo 2018 expedition.
New and Rare Stars In the Abyss of Puerto Rico
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Gulper shark (Centrophorus sp.) seen at a depth of 868 meters (2,848 feet) inside the Inés María Mendoza Nature Reserve
Sharks of the U.S. Caribbean
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Video Highlights

Dive 13: Tangled, Tangled, Little Star

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Dive 8: Psychedelic Medusa

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Dive 7: Queen of the Sea

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