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Ferromanganese Nodules—2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones Expedition
Ferromanganese Nodules—2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones Expedition
Ferromanganese Nodules—2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones Expedition

During a recent dive on the New England Seamount chain off the North Atlantic coast, researchers aboard the NOAA Ocean Exploration Expedition, North Atlantic Stepping Stones, discovered a marine geological feature known as a ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) nodule field in the saddle between two peaks of Gosnold Seamount.

During a recent dive on the New England Seamount chain off the North Atlantic coast, researchers aboard the NOAA Ocean Exploration Expedition, North Atlantic Stepping Stones, discovered a marine geological feature known as a ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) nodule field in the saddle between two peaks of Gosnold Seamount.

SeaBOSS off Nantucket, MA
SeaBOSS off Nantucket, MA
SeaBOSS off Nantucket, MA

SEABed Observation and Sampling System (SeaBOSS) operations were conducted north of Nantucket, MA as part of an agreement with Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management to map the geology of Massachusetts waters .

SEABed Observation and Sampling System (SeaBOSS) operations were conducted north of Nantucket, MA as part of an agreement with Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management to map the geology of Massachusetts waters .

SeaBOSS Deck Work Outtake
SeaBOSS Deck Work Outtake
SeaBOSS Deck Work Outtake

SeaBOSS operations were conducted north of Nantucket, MA as part of an agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to map the geology of MA waters.

SeaBOSS operations were conducted north of Nantucket, MA as part of an agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to map the geology of MA waters.

Hatching an Engineer
Hatching an Engineer
Hatching an Engineer

What does it take to become an ocean engineer? Here is the path that USGS Gerry Hatcher took.
 

Ocean Acidification: Research on Top of the World
Ocean Acidification: Research on Top of the World
Ocean Acidification: Research on Top of the World

The Arctic Ocean is one of the most unique bodies of water on the planet. It houses large charismatic predators like polar bears, whales, and seals; critical species like shell fish and phytoplankton; and an array of organisms found nowhere else on Earth. The Arctic Ocean is also the most inaccessible and least explored ocean.

The Arctic Ocean is one of the most unique bodies of water on the planet. It houses large charismatic predators like polar bears, whales, and seals; critical species like shell fish and phytoplankton; and an array of organisms found nowhere else on Earth. The Arctic Ocean is also the most inaccessible and least explored ocean.

U.S. - Canada Arctic Expedition Surveying Extended Continental Shelf
U.S. - Canada Arctic Expedition Surveying Extended Continental Shelf
U.S. - Canada Arctic Expedition Surveying Extended Continental Shelf

American and Canadian scientists head north on a collaborative expedition to map the Arctic seafloor and gather data to help define the outer limits of the continental shelf. Each coastal nation may exercise sovereign rights over the natural resources of their continental shelf.

American and Canadian scientists head north on a collaborative expedition to map the Arctic seafloor and gather data to help define the outer limits of the continental shelf. Each coastal nation may exercise sovereign rights over the natural resources of their continental shelf.

PubTalk 6/2010 — Monterey Canyon - Superhighway to the Deep-Sea
PubTalk 6/2010 — Monterey Canyon - Superhighway to the Deep-Sea
PubTalk 6/2010 — Monterey Canyon - Superhighway to the Deep-Sea

USGS-MBARI Cooperative Oceanographic Research

By Charles K. Paull, Senior Scientist Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA 

 

Arctic Chronicles: CTD Deployment
Arctic Chronicles: CTD Deployment
Arctic Chronicles: CTD Deployment

Deployment of the Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Profiler (CTD) equipment from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Artic Ocean.

Deployment of the Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Profiler (CTD) equipment from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Artic Ocean.