Sustainable Seas Expeditions 1999-2000 (Collection)

Sustainable Seas Expeditions [electronic resource] / National Geographic Society ; Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund ; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

[Silver Spring, MD : U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean Exploration, 2000]

Title from cruise documentation (Viewed Apr. 2, 2000).

Collection of 94 digital video tapes (MiniDV format) for 1999-2000 cruises, cruise documentation, reports, digital images, websites, video annotations, dive logs, and education home page.

Accompanied by two Expedition binders: [Binder 1]. 2000 field season mission data A01, A02, A20, A09, Channel Islands NMS, Monterey Bay NMS, West Florida Shelf, Florida Keys NMS (Sustainable Seas Expeditions) -- [Binder 2]. Hawaiian Islands, January 2000, Mission data, A11.

"Since April 1999, 15 SSE missions have been conducted, 13 of them in NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries, including Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones, Cordell Bank, Monterey Bay, Channel Islands, Olympic Coast, Stellwagen Bank, Gray's Reef, West Florida Shelf, Florida Keys, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, and Flower Garden Banks"--Expedition report.

"Year One, 1998. The first year of the project was dedicated to essential planning and preparation. Everyone knew at the outset that this project would be complex, technically challenging, and fraught with the uncertainties that are ever present in ocean exploration and research. Much had to be done: logistics, training, safety protocols, advisory committees, submersible engineering, scientific review, and more"--Expedition's report..

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader; MiniDV player.

"The Sustainable Seas Expeditions is 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. The expeditions are the brainchild of Dr. Sylvia Earle, scholar and Explorer -In-Residence of the National Geographic Society. Led by Dr. Earle, the expeditions are a project of the National Geographic Society in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other government agencies, industry, and private institutions, made possible by a grant from the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund. The world renowned National Geographic Society, an institution recognized for over a century of achievement in exploration and conservation, has project oversight. Ship and staff support are provided by NOAA, the federal agency responsible for managing the National Marine Sanctuary Program and known for its extensive experience in marine research, exploration, data acquisition, and product development"--Expedition's report.

"The Sustainable Seas Expeditions will use the DeepWorker one-person submersible and other technologies to explore and conduct research in deep water habitats in NOAA's twelve national marine sanctuaries. The project has been designed so the resulting data and information will help sanctuary, and other natural resource managers, protect this vital, and perhaps least understood, part of our global ecosystem. To supplement exploration and research, a broad set of education and outreach activities will take place at each site."

Sustainable Seas Expeditions (About this project, Schedule of events, Mission log, Technology, Live events, Multimedia gallery) -- National Marine Sanctuaries (Marine sanctuaries, SSE education, SSE investigations, Special offerings, Photo gallery) -- Using this site (About this site, Site index, Search the site, Contact us, Contributors).

During the 2001-2002 field season, expedition named "Islands in the Stream," scientists and educators explored protected and non-protected coral reef and hard bottom communities -- the "islands" -- of Belize, Mexico and the United States, as well as the currents -- the "stream" -- that connect the different habitats.

United States. Office of Ocean Exploration.

DeepWorker 2000 (Submarine)

Scientific expeditions Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

Scientific expeditions Pacific Coast (U.S.)

Marine resources conservation United States.

Underwater exploration Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

Underwater exploration Pacific Coast (U.S.)

Marine parks and reserves Research United States.

Coral reef ecology Research Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

Coral reef ecology Research Pacific Coast (U.S.)

Coral reef conservation Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

Coral reef conservation Pacific Coast (U.S.)

Marine animals Research Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

Marine animals Research Pacific Coast (U.S.)

Digital images Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

Digital images Pacific Coast (U.S.)

Channel Islands National Park (Calif.) Research.

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Calif.) Research.

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (Calif.) Research.

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Calif.) Research.

Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (Wash.) Research.

Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Mass.) Research.

Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (Ga.) Research.

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (Fla.) Research.

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (Tex.) Research.

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (Hawaii) Research.

Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (N.C.) Research.

United States. Office of Ocean Exploration sponsor.

National Geographic Society (U.S.) sponsor.

Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund, sponsor.