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ASPIRE Map
This is the third Okeanos Explorer expedition in 2018 that will contribute to NOAA’s Atlantic Seafloor Partnership for Integrated Research and Exploration (ASPIRE) campaign, a major multi-year, multi-national ocean exploration field program focused on raising collective knowledge and understanding of the North Atlantic Ocean. This maps shows currently identified ASPIRE expeditions (2016-2019). The campaign will provide data to inform and support research planning and management decisions in the region.