NOAA Ocean Exploration

Happy Friday the 13th! There’s nothing unlucky about encountering interesting animals while exploring the deep ocean…quite the opposite, in fact. Here’s a collection of **13** cool critters we’ve been lucky enough to come across during our time exploring the depths. [The images depict (1) an octopus seen off Alaska, (2) a carnivorous sponge off the Florida Keys, (3) a shortspine thornyhead fish from waters off Washington, (4) a sea cucumber on the Alaskan seafloor, (5) an acorn worm imaged along the Mid-Atlantic ridge, (6) a mysid shrimp perched on a coral, (7) a stunning red jelly seen while exploring a canyon off the Washington coast, (8) an anemone seen along the Azores Plateau, (9) a crab imaged off Alaska, (10) a parasite-infested sea spider from off the Alaskan coast, (11) a shortfin squid seen off St. Croix, (12) a basket star wrapped around a tube worm in Alaskan waters, and (13) a crinoid clinging to a coral branch in deep waters off Alaska.] #ocean #exploration #marinelife #fridaythe13th

Tomorrow, December 11, at 2 pm EST, tune in for a free #webinar to learn about the Great Lakes Atlas of Multi-omics Research (GLAMR), a publicly accessible website and database being used to collect and standardize the ever-growing volume of ‘omics data (DNA or RNA sequences, metabolomics, etc.) produced by Great Lakes researchers. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eTYNp3Km #ocean #exploration #omics #data #GreatLakes

Discovered in 2005 during an oil and gas survey and identified as Site 15377 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, this wreck site was explored for the first time on December 9, 2017, during an expedition led by NOAA Ocean Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. Learn more about the wreck and explore its 3D model at https://lnkd.in/eD_7Ru6N Images:  - Remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer images BOEM Wreck Site 15377. - Screenshot of the photogrammetric model of BOEM Wreck Site Site 15377. #ocean #explore #shipwreck #otd #okeanos

It's time to start highlighting a few of the specific internships available as part of our Explorer-in-Training program! First up is an opportunity to support science and Native Hawaiian cultural communications: NOAA Ocean Exploration and the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries are seeking applications for a remote/virtual, paid Explorer-in-Training internship opportunity. The intern will assist in developing communications products focused on the Hawaiian language/culture and the importance of deep-sea exploration work conducted in the central Pacific Ocean as part of the Beyond the Blue campaign. Familiarity with Native Hawaiian culture, knowledge, and language is preferred. See our website (https://lnkd.in/gPdQByt) for details on this and other Explorer-in-Training internships. An informational webinar will be held on January 9, 2025, which you can register for on that same page. Applications are due by January 31, 2025. ----- Pictured: cultural liaisons Makoa Pascoe and Malia Evans on the fantail looking back at Pō (night) during Beyond the Blue: Papahānaumokuākea Mapping 1 in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. Image courtesy of Explorer-in-Training Lia Kim.

Today is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. On this date in 2016, NOAA Ocean Exploration and NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries explored the wrecks of two Japanese miniature submarines that played a role in the attack: Japanese Type A Kō-hyōteki miniature submarines HA-16 and HA-20. Learn more about these wrecks and explore their 3D models in our new photogrammetry collection at https://lnkd.in/eemjHpAg Images: The remains of the Japanese Type A Kō-Hyōteki Miniature Submarine HA-16 rest where it was dumped on the seafloor in deep water off Oahu, Hawaiʻi. Screenshot of the photogrammetric model of the Japanese Type A Kō-hyōteki Miniature Submarine HA-16. The remains of the Japanese Type A Kō-Hyōteki Miniature Submarine HA-20 rest on the seafloor off Oahu, Hawaiʻi, where it sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The hole from the shell that hit the submarine and caused it to sink is visible at the base of the conning tower. Screenshot of the photogrammetric model of the Japanese Type A Kō-hyōteki Miniature Submarine HA-20. #ocean #explore #PearlHarbor #WWII #TYFY

(PAID) student and educator opportunities to sail on Exploration Vessel Nautilus! Join Ocean Exploration Trust in exploring the deep sea, making scientific discoveries, and sharing these findings with global audiences through innovative education and outreach. Applications due January 3. For more info: https://lnkd.in/e8pz_2Jj #ocean #exploration #internship #education #opportunity #open

Need data, we’ve got you. NOAA Ocean Exploration ensures public access to scientific data and information collected during ocean expeditions we support, including those on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. The primary tools for accessing our digital data — archived at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information — are the NOAA Ocean Exploration Data Atlas, the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer data landing pages, and the Ocean Exploration Video Portal. But which one will best meet your needs, and how do they work? Find out here: https://lnkd.in/eiKKE8mk #explore #ocean #OceanExploration #data #video NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations

Going to #AGU24? Join NOAA Ocean Exploration and partners for two town hall sessions to learn about and provide input into ways for the ocean exploration community to work together to increase understanding of our unknown ocean. For more info on the town halls and other NOAA Ocean Exploration meeting participation, vist: https://lnkd.in/d_9kyTVT #ocean #exploration #meeting #join #partner #science

Humans have been interacting with the ocean, inland seas, lakes, and rivers for thousands of years for food, trade, migration, transportation, recreation, warfare (and other conflicts), exploration, and more. Maritime heritage is a broad term for the historical and cultural resources and practices that help us understand these interactions and how they reflect society’s social, economic, geographic, and cultural development. Learn more about maritime heritage in our new ocean fact: https://lnkd.in/ewtRqYqu Image: The wreck of Amakasu Maru No. 1, which was a Japanese water tanker sunk by a U.S. submarine in 1942. It was explored during the 2016 Deepwater Wonders of Wake expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. #ocean #explore #MaritimeHeritage #MaritimeArchaeology #shipwrecks

NOAA Ocean Exploration is excited to announce that applications for the 2025 Explorer-in-Training program are now open! In 2025, the Explorer-in-Training program will offer two paid internship options: (a) 10-week summer internships and (b) 2-4 week expedition-based opportunities supporting ocean mapping operations aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. See our website (https://lnkd.in/gPdQByt) for details. An informational webinar will be held on January 9, 2025, which you can register for at the same link above. Applications for these internships are due by January 31, 2025. #internships #ocean