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Starting on June 11'th, Dr. Robert Ballard’s Exploration Vessel “Nautilus” will begin a series of expeditions throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. On board Nautilus is the ROV's Hercules and Argus, they will be conducting underwater surveillance and mapping in several different locations. Some of this summers expeditions goals include a stop in Dry Tortugas to assist
NOAA, exploring many shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico including exploring the wreck of a German WWII submarine, studying the effects of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill disaster of 2010 on the Gulf and it's marine life. They will also be doing extensive underwater exploration around the island of Navassa off the coast of Haiti, and spending some time exploring the Mesoamerican reef, the second biggest reef system on the planet.
As with NOAA's explorations back in April, the Nautilus crew will stream the live ROV feeds over the Internet for live telepresence events with researches on shore. The live streams will be available on their web page at http://www.nautiluslive.org. This will also be part of the JASON project, a non-profit organization founded in 1989 by Dr. Robert D. Ballard. The organization connects students to real science and exploration to inspire and motivate them to study and pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. You can find out more about the JASON project HERE!
I find these live feeds quite fascinating to watch, you never know for certain just what they are going to find on the sea floor. Anything from new geologic formations, new fish, plant or animal species. Of course undiscovered shipwrecks are always a possibility. The ocean floor is only 5 – 7 percent explored, and the ocean water column it's self has only been about one percent explored. There is a LOT of water out there, and this is scientific exploration at its best!
Nautilus Exploration Program Chief Scientist Dr. Katy Croff Bell gives a quick recap of our 2013 season.
The Ocean Exploration Trust’s E/V Nautilus has undergone an extensive refit in St. Petersberg, Florida in preparation for the 2014 exploration season. You can see some pictures of the overhaul and a lot more information HERE! The patch attached to the front of this post was designed by a student from Hawaii, who submitted her winning design for a contest held by the Ocean Exploration Trust, you can read more about that HERE!
The 2014 expeditions will last approximately 120 days, from June 11'th into October. About 200 researches will take part on board the vessel during different legs of the expeditions. They have a new post over on their web page detailing a lot more about the explorations. You can find more highlights, crew bios and a whole lot more about all the technology and scientific instruments they will be using on their web page HERE!
You can follow the expeditions on :
Twitter - https://twitter.com/EVNautilus
Facebook - https://facebook.com/nautiluslive
NOAA, exploring many shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico including exploring the wreck of a German WWII submarine, studying the effects of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill disaster of 2010 on the Gulf and it's marine life. They will also be doing extensive underwater exploration around the island of Navassa off the coast of Haiti, and spending some time exploring the Mesoamerican reef, the second biggest reef system on the planet.
As with NOAA's explorations back in April, the Nautilus crew will stream the live ROV feeds over the Internet for live telepresence events with researches on shore. The live streams will be available on their web page at http://www.nautiluslive.org. This will also be part of the JASON project, a non-profit organization founded in 1989 by Dr. Robert D. Ballard. The organization connects students to real science and exploration to inspire and motivate them to study and pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. You can find out more about the JASON project HERE!
I find these live feeds quite fascinating to watch, you never know for certain just what they are going to find on the sea floor. Anything from new geologic formations, new fish, plant or animal species. Of course undiscovered shipwrecks are always a possibility. The ocean floor is only 5 – 7 percent explored, and the ocean water column it's self has only been about one percent explored. There is a LOT of water out there, and this is scientific exploration at its best!
Nautilus Exploration Program Chief Scientist Dr. Katy Croff Bell gives a quick recap of our 2013 season.
The Ocean Exploration Trust’s E/V Nautilus has undergone an extensive refit in St. Petersberg, Florida in preparation for the 2014 exploration season. You can see some pictures of the overhaul and a lot more information HERE! The patch attached to the front of this post was designed by a student from Hawaii, who submitted her winning design for a contest held by the Ocean Exploration Trust, you can read more about that HERE!
The 2014 expeditions will last approximately 120 days, from June 11'th into October. About 200 researches will take part on board the vessel during different legs of the expeditions. They have a new post over on their web page detailing a lot more about the explorations. You can find more highlights, crew bios and a whole lot more about all the technology and scientific instruments they will be using on their web page HERE!
You can follow the expeditions on :
Twitter - https://twitter.com/EVNautilus
Facebook - https://facebook.com/nautiluslive
