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After eight days of mowing back and forth in the waters surrounding Gardner Pinnacles, Falkor‘s sonar system has revealed a secret garden of geologic delights. For much of what we simply call Gardner, particularly the northwest corner, this is the first time high-resolution sonar data has been available. We’ve found large step-like platforms, canyon-like features, and … Continued
We are finally able to show you our first major survey area of leg two, which we have now completed. Our target was an unusually shaped (and also quite large) volcanic ridge system toward the southeast side of the monument, which encompasses the French Frigate Shoals atoll along with the Brooks and St. Rogatien Banks. … Continued
Those of us at Schmidt Ocean Institute, along with many in the scientific community, awakened to sad news on Saturday. Nereus, the only active vehicle capable of exploring the deepest parts of our oceans, was lost during a mission in the Kermadec Trench northeast of New Zealand. Our condolences go out to Woods Hole Oceanographic … Continued
The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument encompasses a vast area larger than all U.S. national parks combined. We came here to map the seafloor around the islands, atolls, reefs, and seamounts that compose the Northwestern Hawaiian Island chain within the monument. Ultimately, we want to gain a better understanding of the geological processes that helped shape … Continued
NOAA, which manages the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, gives a cultural briefing to groups working there that covers the history of Native Hawaiian navigation and settlement in the region (see the video below to learn more about Pihemanu, or Midway Atoll), and also some of the key shipwrecks that have occurred here. That includes one … Continued
It’s been just three weeks since we returned to Honolulu after our first 36-day cruise to the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, but we’re already preparing for a second cruise of equal length that leaves this morning. The mission once again will be mapping the monument’s seafloor. Eight of our 11 science team members are new, … Continued
It’s hard to believe that we’ve already wrapped up the second student cruise on Falkor.
The ocean’s inhabitants are strongly dependent on conditions in the environment in which they live.
