CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
2021 EXPEDITION OVERVIEW MAP .................................................................................................................................................................4
PART 1. OCEAN EXPLORATION TRUST – E/V NAUTILUS .......................................................................................................6
Technology .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
From Seeps to Seamounts: E/V Nautilus Expedition Samples in 2021 ...........................................................................................16
Building Community from Ship to Shore Through Ocean Exploration .........................................................................................18
Nautilus Field Season Overview .....................................................................................................................................................................................22
• E/V Nautilus 2021 Mapping: US West Coast to Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument ............24
• Probing the Santa Barbara Basin Benthos .....................................................................................................................................................26
• Investigating Active Methane Seeps Along the Cascadia Margin ............................................................................................28
• Ocean Networks Canada: Supporting Innovative Technology for Science, Society, and Industry ................30
• A Herculean Effort: Complex Collaboration to Rescue ROVs .........................................................................................................32
• Midwater Exploration with Mesobot, Radiometry, and Environmental DNA ...................................................................34
• Lu‘uaeaahikiikapapakū: Ancient Volcanoes in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument ............36
• Exploration of an Unnamed Seamount Chain ...........................................................................................................................................38
• Autonomous Mapping Technology Returns to the Great Lakes ................................................................................................40
PART 2. NOAA OCEAN EXPLORATION ......................................................................................................................................................42
Mapping the Deep Ocean ...................................................................................................................................................................................................44
Putting “Eyes” on the Deep Ocean: Remotely Operated Vehicle Operations ............................................................................46
Advancing Technology ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................47
Discovering Our Maritime Heritage ............................................................................................................................................................................48
Accelerating Ocean Exploration Through a Culture of Diversity, Inclusivity, and Openness ......................................49
Expanding Outreach and Education ..........................................................................................................................................................................50
PART 3. SCHMIDT OCEAN INSTITUTE – R/V FALKOR ..............................................................................................................52
Expanding Horizons: The Schmidt Ocean Institute 2021 Field Season .........................................................................................54
PART 4. COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS AND PARTNERS ..............................................................................62
Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute .....................................................................................................................................62
Deep Ocean Education Project .............................................................................................................................................................64
Inner Space Center Media Production ............................................................................................................................................66
WHAT’S NEXT ...............................................................................................................................................................................................68
Authors .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................70
Acknowledgments ..........................................................................................................................................................................................73
References ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................77
Acronyms ................................................................................................................................................................................................................78