Tentative expedition dates, days at sea (DAS), and port locations for 2027 Explorer-in-Training opportunities are listed below. Participants must be available at least 2–3 days before and after the ...

If you’ve enjoyed any classic books or movies that involve sailing on the open ocean, you might have some preconceived notions of what a voyage lasting many weeks would feel like. Maybe you picture ...

From August 19 to 20, 2026, 40 educators from across American Samoa gathered at the Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center for a two-day professional development workshop focused on deep-sea science and ...

The workshop was instructed by Isabel (Bel) Halatuituia, Education Coordinator at National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, Suraida Nañez-James, NOAA Ocean Exploration workshop facilitator, and ...

The trackline and area of operations for the 2026 Pacific Islands Mapping expedition (EX2604). The inset depicts a close-up of the area around Jarvis Island where extensive bathymetric mapping data ...

Teachers model and observe deep, cold-water currents around a seamount as part of the Student Investigation: Seamounts and Biological Productivity.

Increase mapping coverage of deepwater regions of American Samoa and the south and central Pacific Ocean. Beginning on September 24, NOAA Ocean Exploration will spend several days mapping unexplored ...

During Dive 02 of the 2026 American Samoa ROV + Mapping Exploration expedition, the team encountered a variety of marine life, including a crinoid, a white flatworm, and a dandelion siphonophore. The ...

From this video, which shows the beautiful characteristic spiral of Iridogorgia corals, it’s not hard to see why these corals are sometimes likened to fireworks. This genus of deep-sea corals is in ...

Crew from NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and Hibbard Inshore preparing the Saab Sabertooth hybrid autonomous underwater vehicle/remotely operated vehicle (AUV/ROV) for deployment ...