A research vessel motoring off the coast of Alaska is exploring the mounds and craters of the sea floor to surface new knowledge about life in some of the world's deepest and most remote waters.
KODIAK, Alaska — For the team aboard the Okeanos Explorer off the coast of Alaska, exploring the mounds and craters of the sea floor along the Aleutian Islands is a chance to surface new knowledge about life in some of the world’s deepest and most remote waters.
Shannon Hoy, an expedition coordinator, stands in front of control room screens inside the NOAA Okeanos Explorer, Friday, June 23, 2023, in Kodiak, Alaska. Using a variety of sonars and two remotely operated vehicles — Deep Discoverer and Serios — researchers aboard the ship are mapping and collecting samples from areas along the Aleutian Trench and Gulf of Alaska. High-resolution cameras that can operate at depths of up to 6,000 meters allow researchers to document and immediately share their findings. The ship can alsoMany factors, such as depth, speed and sonar capability, influence how much sea floor can be mapped.
In this photo provided by NOAA Ocean Exploration, a sunstar eats an unknown prey taken from the Okeanos Explorer off the coast of Alaska on July 24, 2023, while exploring the mounds and craters of the sea floor along the Aleutian Islands. “It’s really hard to care for things you don’t understand, to love things you don’t understand,” Cantwell said.
The remotely operated dive vehicle Deep Discoverer is visible aboard the NOAA Okeanos Explorer, Friday, June 23, 2023, in Kodiak, Alaska.
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