- [Narrator] Hey, everyone.
Ocean Exploration Trust here
with a preview of our exciting 2023 expedition season.
Launching live in May,
our journey will take us from Hawaii to Canada,
south of the equator and back again
as we explore the vast Pacific Ocean
all the way until December.
The Pacific covers nearly 1/3 of the planet's surface.
It is the largest wilderness on Earth
with thousands of islands, deep cultural history,
and below the waves, unknown species
and yet to be seen landscapes.
Only a tiny fraction of the sea floor
has been explored so far,
and there's so much more to discover
to be able to care for its future.
Join OET and our partners as we live stream 24/7
across the expedition season this year.
Our first broadcast launches in May
as we sail for Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll,
exploring the complex sea floor history and habitats
near the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.
Combining new and familiar technologies,
we'll integrate Impossible Sensing's
laser-based Raman spectrometer onto ROV Hercules,
and gather chemical data on the sea floor,
even before gathering physical samples.
This summer, we'll map our way north to British Columbia
to support Ocean Networks Canada's
wired sea floor observatory,
where Deployed Technologies gather thousands of observations
across an entire tectonic plate.
Beyond diving to deploy and maintain observatory sensors,
Nautilus will also revisit habitats
like the spectacular Endeavor Hydrothermal Vent field.
By August, it's back to the tropics
for ROV exploration near Johnston Atoll
and America's second largest marine protected area.
Building on last season's accomplishments,
we're bringing along the University of New Hampshire's
uncrude surface vehicle, DriX,
to increase the pace we can acquire the high-resolution maps
we need to plan exciting seamount dives.
In September, we have the privilege to voyage
to Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument,
a UNESCO World Heritage Site
and the largest marine protected area in the United States.
Join us as we explore biology, geology, and archeology
between the Lili'uokalani Ridge
and the northwestern boundary of the monument.
We continue our partnership with representatives
of the Papahanaumokuakea Native Hawaiian
Cultural Working Group to learn from
and appropriately incorporate
Hawaiian knowledge into our expeditions.
Previous dives in the monument have revealed stunning views
of the region's biodiversity, so do not miss a moment.
- [Participant 1] Wow.
- [Participant 2] Incredible.
Ooh, it's folding in,
it's opening. - [Participant 3] Oh my gosh.
- [Narrator] Engineering fans, join us in October.
With our partners from
the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute,
year by year, we've made exploring the ocean
more efficient than any single ship can be alone.
This year, Nautilus will be the operations hub again
for DriX,
the University of Rhode Island's Deep Autonomous Profiler,
and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Mesobot
to continue our team's shared quest
to push the boundaries of technology development
and simultaneous robotic operations.
Then we'll return to ROV dives,
surveying some of the most dramatic deep sea habitats
around the Hawaiian Islands.
See the sea floor with fresh eyes
as we deploy a new widefield camera array on ROV Hercules
and test a promising new artificial intelligence software.
In November, we'll explore south of Hawaii island,
mapping and deploying an autonomous profiler
over previously unseen sea floor.
This expedition reminds us just how much
we have left to learn about the ocean,
even nearby populated places.
And last but not least, we'll end our season in December
south of the equator exploring Jarvis Island.
This region is protected
for its biodiversity and for its history,
but it is still one of the most poorly mapped areas
under US jurisdiction.
2023 is going to be an epic season with great partners,
exciting technology advances, and you right there with us.
Together, we can dive into the Pacific Ocean,
so join us as we share the wonder of ocean exploration
and the magic of the deep sea
with curious minds all around the globe.
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