ResourceExploration of outer shelf and slope habitats off the coast of North Carolina, August 5-15, 2002 [electronic resource] : Mission two, summary / by Steve W. Ross, Chief Scientist, North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve, John McDonough, Mission Coordinator, NOAA, National Ocean Service ; NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration.
The two primary goals of this mission were to study two distinct and unique habitats: 1) the outer shelf hardgrounds in water depths of 80-200 m that are characterized by rocky outcrops, hard-bottom "pavement", pinnacles, and sand channels; and 2) reef ba...
ResourceDiscovery of new resources with pharmaceutical potential (pharmaceutical discovery) [electronic resource] / by Shirley Pomponi, Co-Chief Scientist, John Reed, Co-Chief Scientist, Pharmaceutical Discovery, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. Exploration of vision and bioluminescence in deep-sea benthos (vision and bioluminescence) / Tammy Frank, Co-Chief Scientist, Edie Widder, Co-Chief Scientist, Vision and Bioluminescence, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution.
"The science party for this leg of the expedition consisted of two groups of scientists from the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. The first group searched for previously undiscovered compounds in marine organisms that may be able to study, treat, ...