TDI-Brooks Finalizes Report for Deepwater Atlantic Habitats II
for the community types encountered.The sites were studied during five directly supported cruises, with detailed site descriptions of the geological, physical, chemical and biological conditions encountered. The results from six additional cruises conducted through collaboration with the ADEON project and NOAA-OER also contributed to the Deep SEARCH database The research results, analyses and findings include the oceanographic, geological and geochemical setting of canyons, seeps and coral environments, deep-sea soundscapes, community structure and trophic function from microbes to fishes, population
New NOAA Manual to Inform Deepwater Exploration Mapping
The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration (OER) has released the NOAA OER Deepwater Exploration Mapping Procedures Manual to describe the office’s approach to deepwater ocean exploration acoustic mapping. OER is sharing this manual as a contribution to broader cross-agency efforts to develop standard ocean mapping protocols and to serve as a guide for other interested public and private entities conducting deepwater mapping and exploration.Download the manual here.With less than 20% of our world ocean’s seafloor mapped to modern standards, seafloor mapping is a national and international
GOM Geotechnical Coring Program Completed for NOAA OER Expedition
TDI-Brooks was contracted by Coastal Environments Inc. and Gray & Pipe, Inc. who received funding from NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research for this expedition. TDI-Brooks performed geotechnical piston coring at Sabine Pass 6 and High Island Blocks 117, 118, 130, 160, 177, 178 and A7. These efforts are part of the expedition “Paleolandscapes and the ca. 8,000 BP Shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf 2020”, to add more information about the environment in which early Gulf Coast inhabitants would have lived.The original geophysical data collected in the
Kraken Enters R&D Partnership with NOAA
the efficiency and capability of their missions. We are highly impressed with the telepresence capability aboard the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer and OER's goal to provide real-time data from their expeditions to the scientific community. We feel this will be a truly symbiotic relationship between NOAA OER and Kraken by combining their real-time, global data transfer capabilities with our real-time processing incorporated to all of our sensors, allowing for high-resolution laser and sonar data to travel from the seafloor to researchers around the world at an unprecedented rate.&rdquo
Deepwater Atlantic Habitats Study Commissioned
soft bottoms and within the water column also included. Approximately 18 days of ship time for the initial cruise in 2017 and up to 24 days for each of the subsequent research cruises in 2018 and 2019 aboard NOAA-research vessels (e.g. NOAAS Ronald H. Brown), will be provided to the program by NOAA OER. A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) or autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) will also be available from NOAA OER for all three cruises. The overarching goal for this project is to augment the ability to predict the location of seafloor communities within the study area that are potentially
Scientists Discover 107 New Marine Life Species
may include mussels and tube worms, use chemical energy from inorganic chemicals instead of light energy to produce food. A total of 24 sites were characterized and four sites were studied extensively. Use of the manned submersible Alvin and the remotely operated vehicle Jason II provided by NOAA OER facilitated the geological, geochemical, microbiological and biological research. Scientists also left markers at these sites so they could be studied over the longer term to determine growth rates of some of the animals, monitor for visitation by mobile deep-sea fauna, and follow the fine scale
NOAA Ocean Exploration Federal Funding Opportunity
unknown ocean areas through interdisciplinary exploration, and to advance and disseminate knowledge of the ocean environment and its physical, chemical, archaeological and biological resources. Competitive ocean exploration proposals will be bold, innovative and interdisciplinary in their approach. NOAA OER anticipates a total of approximately $3,000,000 including costs for ship and submersible assets, may be available through this announcement. Pre-proposals are a prerequisite for submission of a full proposal. Pre-proposals must be submitted by email. Pre-proposals will be reviewed and applicants