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Topic: Office of Ocean Exploration

	Ocean exploration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ocean exploration is a part of oceanography describing more generally the exploration of ocean surfaces.
		Travel on the surface of the ocean through the use of boats dates back to prehistoric times, but only in modern times has extensive underwater exploration become possible.
		Ocean exploration itself coincided with the developments in shipbuilding, diving, navigation, depth measurement, exploration and cartography.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ocean_exploration (639 words)

	THE U.S. ROLE IN OCEAN EXPLORATION
		My focus on ocean exploration is timely because the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) celebrated the culmination of two voyages of discovery in Charleston, South Carolina, on October 1, 2001.
		Scientists investigated ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico, dove in submersibles examining coral reef and hard-bottom communities, and conducted acoustic surveys to characterize the ocean floor.
		A true ocean odyssey under the leadership of NOAA should be developed in cooperation with the Navy, National Science Foundation, NASA, the USGS, universities and private not-for-profit organizations.
	akaka.senate.gov /~akaka/speeches/2001A10515.html (1252 words)

	Ocean Exploration - document_view
		A: Ocean Exploration (OE) benefits NOAA and the nation by providing a management structure that enables a broad program of exploration of ocean resources across many scientific, cultural, and technological disciplines, and among many participants.
		Exploration may reveal clues to the origin of life on earth, cures for human diseases, answers on how to achieve sustainable use of resources, links to our maritime history, and information to protect endangered species.
		Ocean Exploration does the same thing for the 95% of the ocean we have not yet seen.
	www.ncddc.noaa.gov /ocean-exploration/Home/FAQs (486 words)

	Testimony of Acting NOAA Administrator Scott Gudes on ocean exploration before the House Resources Fisheries ...
		As uses of the ocean and coastal waters increase, evidence of widespread impacts of these activities on land, the oceans, and the atmosphere is steadily mounting.
		A sustained coastal ocean observation program to detect, track, and predict changes in physical and biological systems and their effects is needed to measure not only the impacts of humans on the ocean, but also the impact of the ocean on human endeavors.
		Ocean exploration includes the examination of the temporal components of the sea, and that includes the long term monitoring of ocean characteristics, and an integrated ocean observation system.
	www.ogc.doc.gov /ogc/legreg/testimon/107f/gudes0712.htm (6807 words)

	NOAA's National Ocean Service: Ocean Exploration
		In June 2000, the President directed the Secretary of Commerce to convene an Ocean Exploration Panel, composed of ocean explorers, researchers, and marine educators.
		OOE is a major program office within NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
		Exploration teams have visited sanctuaries in the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes to study and map historic shipwrecks, characterize benthic habitats, increase our understanding of deep water corals and seamounts, and appreciate the interconnectedness of, and threats to, the marine environment.
	www.nos.noaa.gov /topics/oceans/oceanex/welcome.html (687 words)

	Jim Saxton (NJ03) - Press Release - Cong. Saxton Introduces Ocean Exploration Bill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Ocean Exploration Program would investigate the oceans for the purpose of discovery and the advancement of knowledge.
		Implemented through NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration, its mission is to explore and map the ocean's unknown and poorly known living and nonliving resources, and to gain new insights about its physical, chemical, biological and archaeological characteristics.
		It engages in undersea expeditions, exploration projects and field campaigns to unlock the mysteries of the world's oceans.
	www.house.gov /apps/list/press/nj03_saxton/pr050920OceanExplBill.html (344 words)

	Office of Ocean Exploration
		NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration program (OE) was created to investigate the oceans for the purpose of discovery, and the advancement of knowledge.
		These new exploration tools are taking researchers to some of the deepest and least explored regions of the oceans from where important new understandings are evolving.
		OE conducts and supports exploratory activities in the ocean and shares these experiences with the public by dedicating 10 percent of its annual budget to various outreach and education activities.
	www.oar.noaa.gov /organization/backgrounders03/oe.html (639 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration Announcement of Funding Opportunity, Fiscal Year 2004
		Background In June 2000, a panel of leading ocean explorers, scientists, and educators developed a national strategy for exploring the oceans, and presented its recommendations in a report entitled, Discovering Earth's Final Frontier: A U.S. Strategy for Ocean Exploration (http:// oceanpanel.nos.noaa.gov).
		NOAA was selected as the lead Federal agency to guide a national program in ocean exploration and the Office of Ocean Exploration was established in 2001.
		Program Mission The mission of OE is to search, investigate, and document unknown and poorly known areas of the ocean and Great Lakes through interdisciplinary exploration, and to advance and disseminate knowledge of the ocean environment and its physical, chemical, biological, and historical resources.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2003/July/Day-25/i18975.htm (2912 words)

	NOAA Ocean Explorer: Explorations
		Islands in the Stream 2002 (July - August) was a mission to characterize deep reef habitats along the continental shelf break and slope from the eastern coast of Florida to North Carolina - an area known as the 'South Atlantic Bight'.
		Hudson Canyon (August - September) An exploration team mapped a significant portion of the slope and rise to the east and west of the Hudson Canyon, off New York and New Jersey.
		The Sustainable Seas Expeditions (July - August) was a five-year project of underwater exploration and discovery of the marine world with special emphasis on the National Marine Sanctuaries of the United States.
	oceanexplorer.noaa.gov /explorations/explorations.html (2502 words)

	NOAA Investigates Giant Squid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		NOAA created an Office of Ocean Exploration this year to share ocean discoveries with the public and use new technologies to explore the ocean.
		One focus of Ocean Exploration is to facilitate the sharing of what is known and what is being discovered about the oceans.
		NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration was organized by presidential mandate to meet the challenges faced by the scientific community in exploring the last frontier on Earth, and provide a means of sharing information.
	pages.zdnet.com /capitalcitydive/squidlinks.html (690 words)

	NOAA Ocean Explorer: Education
		Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration is a newly-developed curriculum for teachers of Grades 6-12 that takes lesson plans that were developed for NOAA ocean explorations and the Ocean Explorer Web Site and presents them in a comprehensive scope and sequence through subject area categories that cut across individual expeditions.
		They are designed to introduce participants to premiere ocean scientists/explorers and their research and explorations, and at the same time, provide exemplary tools and resources to enhance the teaching and learning of ocean science and NOAA ocean exploration.
		NOAA's Ocean Exploration Program is developing education alliances with aquariums and science centers to offer professional development to teachers in the use of Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration.
	oceanexplorer.noaa.gov /edu/welcome.html (488 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: NOAA Ocean Exploration Initiative, Fiscal Year 2003
		With an emphasis on stimulating integrated, interdisciplinary efforts and institutional collaborations, the goal is to foster a program in ocean exploration in which discovery and the spirit of challenge are the cornerstones.
		Background In June 2000, the Secretary of Commerce was given a Presidential directive to convene a panel of leading ocean explorers, scientists, and educators to develop a national strategy for exploring the oceans.
		In 2002, OE conducted eight U.S. regional workshops to engage a broad and diverse representation of ocean scientists, explorers, and educators from public, private and commercial organizations to help define and prioritize ocean exploration objectives for the coming years.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2002/November/Day-15/i29120.htm (2847 words)

	Thunder Bay Exploration 2002 Partners
		This office supports expeditions, exploration projects, and a number of related field campaigns for the purpose of discovery and documentation of ocean voyages.
		Through ocean exploration, NOAA is committed to raising America's science literacy and developing the next generation of ocean explorers, scientists and educators.
		The Office of Ocean Exploration provided funding and staff resources to the summer 2001 mapping expedition in Thunder Bay; the office is once again providing significant resources for Thunder Bay Exploration 2002.
	thunderbay.noaa.gov /partners.html (573 words)

	Testimony on Development of Coastal and Ocean Observing Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Consideration must be given to the administration of the national coastal ocean observing system and what body will be responsible for establishing standards and protocols to govern the system.
		Four challenges were highlighted as the most significant gaps in our knowledge of the oceans including: 1) mapping at new scales, 2) exploring ocean dynamics and interactions at new scales, 3) developing new technologies, and 4) reaching out in new ways to stakeholders.
		Studies on the Hatteras slope similarly suggest that sediments of the middle to lower slope are the recipients of down‑canyon transport.
	www.house.gov /science/ets/jul12/grassle.htm (2728 words)

	NOAA News Online (Story 679)
		NOAA ocean scientists and partners exploring the uncharted depths of an underwater canyon off Oregon has discovered new species of invertebrates and taken images of never-before-seen geological features of Astoria Canyon, found off the mouth of the Columbia River.
		Explorations of this type represent a fundamental change in the way NOAA is approaching ocean research.
		NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration was established to develop a U.S. strategy for ocean exploration.
	www.noaanews.noaa.gov /stories/s679.htm (698 words)

	Welcome to NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The ocean, our greatest resource yet to be explored, covers over 70% of the earth's surface.
		Many explorations sponsored by the Office of Ocean Exploration are chronicled on the NOAA Ocean Explorer Web site.
		Revised June 14, 2006 by the Office of Ocean Exploration Webmaster
	explore.noaa.gov (133 words)

	NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration: Regional Workshops
		NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration, in partnership with the National Undersea Research Program and the National Marine Sanctuary Program, hosted a series of regional workshops during the months of February, March and April 2002, in order to further refine future priorities of its national ocean exploration program.
		Purpose: The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration (OE) coordinates and conducts missions to explore regions of the oceans for the purpose of discovery and science.
		Workshops: OE convened eight workshops to hear from representatives of the ocean exploration, science, education, technical, engineering, and communications professionals in order to further develop priorities within the program.
	explore.noaa.gov /workshops/welcome.html (344 words)

	Challenger and Beyond Virtual Workshop 2004 Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Three of the lessons offer a look at ocean exploration from first hand experience of team members who went on NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration's Mountains of the Sea Expedition in Summer 2003 and draw comparison to the experiences of the Challenger.
		Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration is a newly-developed curriculum for teachers of Grades 6-12 that takes lesson plans that were developed for NOAA Voyages of Discovery and the Ocean Explorer Web Site and presents them in a comprehensive scope and sequence through subject area categories that cut across individual expeditions.
		Teachers and students have a direct connection to the scientists whose work they are modeling in the classroom and a direct connection to the new discoveries through NOAA ocean exploration.
	www.coexploration.org /oe2004/challenger_workshop_guide.htm (2476 words)

	IPY: International Polar Year
		NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration (OE) coordinates and funds interdisciplinary voyages of discovery to explore and map the ocean at new scales, to develop a more thorough understanding of ocean dynamics and interactions at new levels, to develop new sensors and systems, and to share the excitement of discovery with the public.
		All submissions should be designed to expand our knowledge of the ocean’s physical, chemical, biological and archaeological characteristics, processes, and resources.
		Previously-funded Arctic explorations focused on both the deep basins and the Bering and Chukchi Seas.
	www.ipy.org /development/eoi/details.php?id=63 (821 words)

	NOAA Magazine Online (Story 138)
		Craig McLean, director of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, directed the “Return to Titanic” expedition in cooperation with Dr. Robert Ballard, chief scientists of the cruise and director of the Institute for Archaeological Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island.
		Jeremy Weirich, of the NOAA Commissioned Corps and marine archaeologist with the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, oversaw the expedition's marine archaeology component.
		Catalina Martinez, a marine scientist with the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, also participated in the expedition.
	www.magazine.noaa.gov /stories/mag138.htm (1457 words)

	NOAA Media Advisory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration will moderate the WoMen's Aquatic Network "Ocean Exploration Divas" Symposium, featuring leading women in the fields of undersea sciences, technology and policy.
		The panelists will discuss their careers, new developments in ocean exploration and their views of the future of the field.
		Ocean Exploration Divas, co-hosted by the WoMen's Aquatic Network (WAN) and the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
	www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov /advisories/adv61.html (190 words)

	Ocean Exploration - MESA
		It is a most extensive site with details of a range of recent ocean exploration programs on-line.
		Each expedition is presented with a great deal of detail, including mission plans, mission logs, and explorer details (biographies of the explorers) and, most importantly for teachers, well constructed lesson plans.
		As with the Office of Ocean Exploration site, CD's are also available (limited number) - the Classroom Exploration of Oceans CD is packed with video interviews that would bring the human face of ocean exploration into the classroom and do so in a way that truly reflects the excitement of this work.
	www.mesa.edu.au /habitat/oceans_explore02.asp (216 words)

	College of Exploration - Classroom Exploration of Oceans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Dramatic new discoveries from today's explorations, deep-sea mysteries still being uncovered and historic maritime events from the past all shape our lives and fascinate educators and students alike.
		Beginning in January 2005, a three-part virtual teacher workshop, Classroom Exploration of Oceans 2005, brings these exciting topics to your classroom with a special focus on efforts currently underway to protect and conserve special places in the ocean and explore still unknown areas of the deep ocean.
		Classroom Exploration of Oceans 2005 is open to all educators.
	www.coexploration.org /ceo (390 words)

	Technology Opens Deep Seas to Exploration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Office of Ocean Exploration was established in 2000 to investigate the deepest reaches of the sea and supports a myriad of academic research expeditions each year with crews and equipment.
		Drazen is among the burgeoning class of scientists who are embracing these technologies to probe deep beneath the ocean waters, which cover 71 percent of the Earth's surface.
		New deep ocean technologies have provided oceanographers a glimpse of mysterious and highly adaptable underwater creatures that live deep below the ocean surface.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2004/06/0622_040622_oceans.html (526 words)

	Mountains in the Sea ~ Exploring the New England Seamount Chain (event00006)
		From May 8-25th NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration will support an expedition to explore the little known “Mountains in the Sea” that lie to the southeast of Georges Bank in the Atlantic Ocean.
		VBrick Systems, of Wallingford, CT is supporting the education and outreach component of the expedition by providing a website that teachers can visit to follow the mission and chat directly with the researchers and technicians on board.
		NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration supported an expedition of scientists, educators, artists, hydgrographers and media representatives on board the RV Atlantis from July 11-19, 2003 to begin a new era of exploration of the New England seamounts.
	www.nurc.uconn.edu /About/Events/event0006 (690 words)

	SFOS: News: Scientists Plan Deep Sea Research
		Alvin was first built in 1964 to withstand sea pressures down to 6,000 feet beneath the ocean surface.
		Scientists presented a range of ideas for research, including mapping of the deep-sea floor, geological studies of extinct undersea volcanoes, exploring for new species, the study of corals and crabs, and the ecology surrounding methane seeps.
		Just what public outreach, as well as science, is ultimately funded will depend largely on the proposals submitted to the Office of Ocean Exploration.
	www.sfos.uaf.edu /news/2001/10/press100401.html (961 words)

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