Dense aggregation of the tube worm
Oasisia aff. alvinae with high abundance
of small yellow dorvilleid polychaetes
on the outer tubes. Red polynoid scale
worms and anemones surround the
bush of Oasisia on E/V Nautilus cruise
NA091 in Pescadero Basin. Image credit:
D. Fornari (WHOI-MISO Facility) and OET
Sponsored Projects: NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research ............................... 88
Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, and Technology ...................... 89
Pushing the Boundaries: Technology-Driven Exploration of
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary ....................................................................... 90
Exploring the Sunken Heritage of Midway Atoll at the 75th Anniversary
of the Battle of Midway .................................................................................................... 91
Cold Seeps of the Cascadia Margin ..................................................................................... 92
Exploring US Mid-Atlantic Margin Methane Seeps: IMMeRSS, May 2017 ....................... 93
Innovative Observing Approaches to Better Understand the Big Picture ...................... 94
Northern Neighbors: Transboundary Exploration of Deepwater Communities ........... 95
Innovative Nitrogen Sensor Maps the North Pacific Oxygen Minimum Zone ............... 96
Realizing Capabilities Through Broad and Expanding Partnerships ....................................... 97
DEEP SEARCH: Deep Sea Exploration to Advance Research
on Coral/Canyon/Cold Seep Habitats ............................................................................. 97
Southeast Deep Coral Initiative: Exploring Deep-Sea Coral Ecosystems
off the Southeast United States ...................................................................................... 98
2018: A Shift in the Focus of Deep-Sea Exploration ................................................................ 100
PART 3. Schmidt Ocean Institute – R/V Falkor ..................................................................... 102
Five Years of Research Aboard R/V Falkor ................................................................................ 104
R/V Falkor in 2017......................................................................................................................... 106
Epilogue ............................................................. 110
Authors ............................................................... 112
Acknowledgments ............................................ 116
References ......................................................... 121
Acronyms ........................................................... 125