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DISCOVRE Research Expeditions

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By Wetland and Aquatic Research Center September 4, 2019

From the scientific discoveries...

...to the on-board antics...

...and the quiet moments in between...

...follow along as USGS heads underway to explore the deep-sea!

The DISCOVRE program involves expeditions around the world to collect the necessary data to better understand deep-sea ecosystems.

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collecting CTD samples
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DEEP SEARCH: The Final LegOctober 21 - 30, 2019DEEP SEARCH departs from Charleston, South Carolina, aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster for the project's final research cruise. The primary objectives of this cruise are chemistry and water column community profiling from environmental DNA sampled with CTD casts, retrieving benthic landers at deep-sea coral sites, mid-water trawling, and collecting additional multibeam data to fill in gaps in seafloor mapping. Representing the USGS DISCOVRE team are Cheryl Morrison and Veronica Salamone from the Leetown Science Center and Jonathan Quigley from the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center. 
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Black coral
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Surveying Deep-Sea Corals, Sponges, and Fish Habitat off of the U.S. West CoastOctober 7 - November 7, 2019

 

 

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benthic lander launch
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DEEP SEARCH (DEEP Sea Exploration to Advance Research on Coral/Canyon/Cold seep Habitats)April 9 - 30, 2019
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DEEP SEARCH science team on the Research Vessel Atlantis in August, 2018
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DEEP SEARCH (DEEP Sea Exploration to Advance Research on Coral/Canyon/Cold seep Habitats)September 11 - 22, 2018
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control room
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Windows to the DeepMay 22 - July 2, 2018
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Image shows methane bubbling up from the seafloor
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IMMeRSS (Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps)May 3 - 11, 2017
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Sentry
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Exploring Deepwater Canyons off the Coast of North CarolinaAugust 28 - September 8, 2017
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Anthomastus coral
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Exploring Carolina CanyonsAugust 24 - September 9, 2016
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octopus near Shallop Canyon
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Deepwater Canyons: Pathways to the AbyssApril 30 - May 27, 2013
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eggs attached to benthic lander
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Deepwater Canyons: Benthic Lander RecoveryAugust 21 - 28, 2013
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Diverse deep-sea coral and sponge habitats
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Northeast U.S. Canyons ExplorationJuly 8 - August 17, 2013
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squat lobster
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Lophelia II: Deepwater Platform CoralsJuly 12 - 23, 2012
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Chain catshark
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Deepwater Canyons: Pathways to the AbyssAugust 21 - 28, 2012
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Lophelia pertusa.
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Deepwater Mid-Atlantic CanyonsJune 4 - 11, 2011
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A field of the soft coral Callogorgia sp. with its ophiuroid symbiont.
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Lophelia II: Oil Seeps and Deep ReefsOctober 14 - November 4, 2010
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tubeworm “bush”
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Lophelia II: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs, and WrecksAugust 19 - September 12, 2009

 

 

 

 

The DISCOVRE program involves expeditions around the world to collect the necessary data to better understand deep-sea ecosystems.

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collecting CTD samples
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DEEP SEARCH: The Final LegOctober 21 - 30, 2019DEEP SEARCH departs from Charleston, South Carolina, aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster for the project's final research cruise. The primary objectives of this cruise are chemistry and water column community profiling from environmental DNA sampled with CTD casts, retrieving benthic landers at deep-sea coral sites, mid-water trawling, and collecting additional multibeam data to fill in gaps in seafloor mapping. Representing the USGS DISCOVRE team are Cheryl Morrison and Veronica Salamone from the Leetown Science Center and Jonathan Quigley from the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center. 
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Black coral
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Surveying Deep-Sea Corals, Sponges, and Fish Habitat off of the U.S. West CoastOctober 7 - November 7, 2019

 

 

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benthic lander launch
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DEEP SEARCH (DEEP Sea Exploration to Advance Research on Coral/Canyon/Cold seep Habitats)April 9 - 30, 2019
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DEEP SEARCH science team on the Research Vessel Atlantis in August, 2018
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DEEP SEARCH (DEEP Sea Exploration to Advance Research on Coral/Canyon/Cold seep Habitats)September 11 - 22, 2018
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control room
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Windows to the DeepMay 22 - July 2, 2018
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Image shows methane bubbling up from the seafloor
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IMMeRSS (Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps)May 3 - 11, 2017
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Sentry
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Exploring Deepwater Canyons off the Coast of North CarolinaAugust 28 - September 8, 2017
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Anthomastus coral
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Exploring Carolina CanyonsAugust 24 - September 9, 2016
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octopus near Shallop Canyon
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Deepwater Canyons: Pathways to the AbyssApril 30 - May 27, 2013
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eggs attached to benthic lander
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Deepwater Canyons: Benthic Lander RecoveryAugust 21 - 28, 2013
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Diverse deep-sea coral and sponge habitats
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Northeast U.S. Canyons ExplorationJuly 8 - August 17, 2013
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squat lobster
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Lophelia II: Deepwater Platform CoralsJuly 12 - 23, 2012
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Chain catshark
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Deepwater Canyons: Pathways to the AbyssAugust 21 - 28, 2012
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Lophelia pertusa.
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Deepwater Mid-Atlantic CanyonsJune 4 - 11, 2011
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A field of the soft coral Callogorgia sp. with its ophiuroid symbiont.
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Lophelia II: Oil Seeps and Deep ReefsOctober 14 - November 4, 2010
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tubeworm “bush”
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Lophelia II: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs, and WrecksAugust 19 - September 12, 2009

 

 

 

 

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