Programs

  • Pacific Ocean Exploration Expeditions

    SEE SCHEDULE OIN 2024, E/V NAUTILUS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AN 8-MONTH FIELD SEASON CONSISTING OF 11 MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EXPEDITIONS THAT EXPLORED THE PACIFIC FOR A TOTAL OF 163 DAYS AT SEA. THE 2024 SEASON BEGAN WITH A SHAKE DOWN EXPEDITION IN HAWAII TO PREPARE FOR THE FIELD WORK AHEAD, FOLLOWED BY OTHERS CENTERED ON SUPPORTING MAINTENANCE OF THE OCEAN NETWORKS CANADA CABLED OBSERVATORY, SEAFLOOR MAPPING ACROSS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL PACIFIC, MULTI-VEHICLE EXPLORATIONS IN AMERICAN SAMOA, ROV EXPLORATIONS OF THE PALAU NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, AND DEPLOYMENTS OF MULTIPLE ROBOTIC ASSETS TO STUDY THE PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY AROUND THE PALAUAN ISLANDS. COLLECTIVELY, 2024 EXPEDITIONS MAPPED OVER 150,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS OF SEAFLOOR, COMPLETED 62 SUCCESSFUL ROV DIVES, 61 DEPLOYMENTS OF OTHER VEHICLES, AND ENGAGED MANY MILLIONS OF VIEWERS AROUND THE WORLD. EXPEDITIONS IN 2024 WERE FUNDED BY NOAA OCEAN EXPLORATION VIA THE OCEAN EXPLORATION COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE, OCEAN NETWORKS CANADA,NOAA UNCREWED SYSTEMS OPERATION CENTER, BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, AND OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH. THROUGHOUT THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF EXPEDITIONS, THE OCEAN EXPLORATION TRUST WORKED CLOSELY WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT EXPEDITION ACTIVITIES ADDRESS SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES. EXPEDITIONS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF E/V NAUTILUS TELEPRESENCE CAPABILITIES AND INCLUDED EXTENSIVE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO REACH AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
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    $13.3M