ROVs are ready to dive & so are we! Today's #Okeanos dive is in North Astoria Canyon, starting at ~2,500 m (1.6 mi). Seafloor ETA: 10 am PT / 1 pm ET. Here's a beautiful jelly from earlier in the expedition to keep you company while we descend. LIVE: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explor…

We've got about one hour left on the seafloor. Join us on the #Okeanos livestream: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explor…

Today's #Okeanos dive is over, but no need to be crabby...we expect to be back tomorrow! See you then!

Put on a happy face — it's time for an #Okeanos dive! Diving along south-facing scarp in Quinault Canyon off Oregon. Hoping for steep, exposed rock faces & diverse biology. Starting depth of ~1,710 m (5,610 ft). Seafloor ETA 9:30 am PT/12:30 pm ET. Live: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explor…

It's been an eventful #Okeanos dive so far...and we've still got 3.5 hours left to go! Diving in Quinault Canyon off Washington at a depth of ~1,670 meters (5,479 feet). Tune in LIVE: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explor…

Fabulous #Okeanos dive in the books! We'll be diving again tomorrow, this time on Nitinat Canyon off Washington. Only two dives left — tune in and don't miss either one!

After yesterday's #Okeanos dive, we're excited to get back in the water! Today, we're exploring Nitinat Canyon off Washington, starting at ~1,050 m (3,445 ft). Join us as we traverse a canyon wall in search of coral, sponges, & other marine life: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explor…

For a whole different perspective on today's #Okeanos dive, check out the view from remotely operated vehicle Seirios on Camera 2: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/livestreams/ca… SO MANY jellies!!

A few perspectives of a lovely coral (Parastenella ramosa) with shrimp and squat lobster associates from today's #Okeanos dive. Still a couple hours left in the dive. Follow along: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explor…

Today's #Okeanos dive has come to an end. We'll be diving again in Nitinat Canyon tomorrow. Tomorrow will be the last dive of this #Okeanos expedition, so be sure to tune in!

Tomorrow, #Okeanos will leave Seattle & head north for our 1st #SeascapeAlaska expedition, mapping unexplored deep waters along the Gulf of Alaska's Aleutian Trench & Aleutian Islands. More info: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explor…

Meet NOAA Ocean Exploration NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Fellow Logan Kline: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explor… Logan is currently on NOAA Ship #Okeanos Explorer as part of the first #SeascapeAlaska expedition team. Watch this space for updates from Logan as she journeys north to the Gulf of Alaska!

Logan field update: Yesterday, #Okeanos team on #SeascapeAlaska expedition mapped a seamount ~645 km (400 mi) offshore British Columbia, Canada, revealing a peak at 800 m (2,625 ft) depth, as opposed to the 1,300 m (4,265 ft) indicated on older nautical charts! Yay, #science!

Logan field update: During #SeascapeAlaska expedition, #Okeanos team, in partnership with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), will deploy an Orca Maritime Iver3 autonomous underwater vehicle equipped with various sensors to search for a World War II-era B-25 bomber aircraft.

Logan field update: We've made it to the Aleutian Trench! With depth of at least 7,800 m, animals here benefit from trench's cold, nutrient-dense water. Only ~34% of seafloor surrounding Alaska is mapped, making this a mapping priority. Follow #Okeanos: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/livestreams/we…

Happy World Migratory Bird Day! During #WMBD2023, people celebrate migratory birds & shine a spotlight on their conservation needs. #Okeanos team has seen several migratory birds, incl this fox sparrow & pigeon guillemot. More Logan updates: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explor…

🚨Current #SeascapeAlaska #Okeanos expedition team finds evidence of large gas seep at 2,300 m (7,545 ft) depth off Aleutian Trench! Have now found at least 3 previously unmapped gas seeps. Seeps can provide habitat, alternative energy, medicines, & more. oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explor…

DYK NOAA Ocean Exploration & partners provide students with opportunities to be involved with our research? We've got 3 explorers-in-training – Cameron Kuhle, Dana Carris, and Brett Woodworth – on the current #Okeanos #SeascapeAlaska expedition as part of our mapping watch team!

On May 26, NOAA Ship #Okeanos Explorer arrived at Port of Dutch Harbor in Unalaska, Alaska, following completion of our first #SeascapeAlaska expedition. Next expedition will start June 2 & will continue work to map deep waters off the Aleutians: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explor…

After a short delay, NOAA Ocean Exploration and partners have started the Seascape Alaska 2: Aleutians Deepwater Mapping expedition off the coast of Alaska, south of the Aleutians (6/5-6/20). Learn about the #SeaScapeAlaska expedition series: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explor… #okeanos