From Aggregations to Individuals: Exploring Migrating Deep-Sea Scattering Layers Through Multiscale-Multimode Technologies in the Gulf of Mexico
Past Expedition
Overview
From July 26 to August 1, 2021, a multi-institutional science team set sail aboard the R/V Point Sur from Gulfport, Mississippi and headed towards DeSoto Canyon. The objectives of this mission, funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration, were to deploy two different autonomous sensor platforms developed as part of this project: National Geographic Society’s Driftcam and the Teledyne Webb Research Slocum glider. During this cruise we focused on areas that have been studied extensively during the DEEPEND|RESTORE program in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM).
Features
Autonomous sensor platforms will be deployed at stations near the DeSoto Canyon and also along the shelf break where the mesopelagic community interacts with complex bathymetric features.
September 3, 2021
The objectives of this mission, funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration, are to deploy two different autonomous sensor platforms developed as part of this project: National Geographic Society’s Driftcam and the Teledyne Webb Research Slocum glider.
August 4, 2021
The objectives of this mission, funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration, are to deploy two different autonomous sensor platforms developed as part of this project: National Geographic Society’s Driftcam and the Teledyne Webb Research Slocum glider.
August 4, 2021
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Autonomous sensor platforms will be deployed at stations near the DeSoto Canyon and also along the shelf break where the mesopelagic community interacts with complex bathymetric features.
August 2, 2021
Autonomous sensor platforms will be deployed at stations near the DeSoto Canyon and also along the shelf break where the mesopelagic community interacts with complex bathymetric features.
July 30, 2021
Autonomous sensor platforms will be deployed at stations near the DeSoto Canyon and also along the shelf break where the mesopelagic community interacts with complex bathymetric features.
July 28, 2021
Autonomous sensor platforms will be deployed at stations near the DeSoto Canyon and also along the shelf break where the mesopelagic community interacts with complex bathymetric features.
July 28, 2021
Autonomous sensor platforms will be deployed at stations near the DeSoto Canyon and also along the shelf break where the mesopelagic community interacts with complex bathymetric features.
July 28, 2021
Autonomous sensor platforms will be deployed at stations near the DeSoto Canyon and also along the shelf break where the mesopelagic community interacts with complex bathymetric features.
July 27, 2021
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Meet the Exploration Team
Learn more about the team members and their contributions to this project.
Principal Investigator - Florida International University
Director of Operations, National Geographic Exploration Technology Lab
Co-founder, Second Star Robotics
Professor and Director, Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) - University of Washington
Research Faculty - University of South Florida
Project Manager, DEEPEND Consortium - Nova Southeastern University