Oceanography | Vol.28, No.1
New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus 2014 Gulf of
Mexico and Caribbean Field Season is the fifth consecutive March sup-
plement to accompany Oceanography (see http://www.tos.org/ocean_
exploration). These booklets provide details about the innovative tech-
nologies Exploration Vessel Nautilus deploys to investigate the seafloor
and explain how telepresence can both convey the excitement of ocean
exploration to global audiences in real time and allow scientists on shore
to participate in expeditions. The supplements also describe the vari-
ety of educational programs the Ocean Exploration Trust supports in
partnership with schools, museums, and aquariums; internships
that bring high school students, undergraduates, grad-
uate students, and teachers on board Nautilus; and
the preliminary results from the past year’s field
season. Through these supplements, we have
explored the geology, chemistry, biology,
and archaeology of the Mediterranean,
Aegean, Black, and Caribbean Seas. In cel-
ebration of these accomplishments, I share
just a few of my favorite images captured by
Nautilus surveys over these past five years.
Next March, we look forward to bringing
you the story of the first Nautilus adventure
in the Pacific Ocean.
Celebrating Five Years of
Ocean Exploration
Supplements to Oceanography
QUARTERDECK
Oceanography | Vol.28, No.1
Ellen S. Kappel, Editor