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The @theAGU 2026 Conference is held in San Francisco from Dec 7-11, and many participants are sharing their work, including research related to data collected on OET expeditions and OECI-funded efforts. Take a look at some of the science this year: bit.ly/4AjO6W8
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For #TeacherTuesday, check out our newest free educational resource: A-Z flashcards featuring pelagic #seabirds of the #Pacific! bit.ly/4Alvd5f
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The 2026 #EVNautilus season included six multidisciplinary expeditions that explored the Central and Western Pacific for 116 days at sea. Read the 2026 season summary here: bit.ly/4fke2ZE
Did you know that our exploration of the Japanese Navy carrier #Akagi in 2025 is at the site of the deepest known #shipwreck in American waters? Learn more via @worldatlas : bit.ly/4884RHX
Our Corps of Exploration were wowed by some amazingly beautiful #deepseacorals while exploring along the southern ridge of Middle Bank, at the eastern boundary of Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary!
Dive deeper than the colors with our team as we detail how the red corals are technically black corals! And the iconic #Kulamanamana #HawaiianGoldCoral is in fact a coral relative — a zoanthid: bit.ly/4Al6ZZ8
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#TBT to our exploration of Ruby Seamount, where bathymetric data showed active growth (aka volcanism) on this underwater feature! Read more via @bigislandnow.com: bit.ly/4z08b2U
The Bathysaurus sp. fish (known as deep-sea #lizardfish) are apex ambush predators that often face into the current and snap at whatever swims or floats by. Enjoy the close look at the receptor sensors on its chin that help find its next deep-sea tasty meal.
The 2027 Art Design Contest is still OPEN! Students ages 5-18 can submit artwork for the official 2027 Nautilus Expedition Season to be worn and displayed by members of the Corps of Exploration: nautiluslive.org/education/d…
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In this article, The Molokai Dispatch talks to Lead #ScienceCommunicationFellow and Molokai High School teacher Mahina Hou Ross about his time onboard #EVNautilus during the NA182 expedition: bit.ly/4iUpCgo
Happy Halloween from Ocean Exploration Trust! Watch our fun video: bit.ly/4BBYtGp
It's #InternationalSeaSlugDay! #SeaSlug is a common name applied to different marine invertebrates, including #nudibranches. This photo of a feather-like nudibranch comes from our 2020 exploration of California's #PioneerCanyon.
Bella Iannotta (@oceancensus) shares some info on a #nudibranch we sampled during the NA182 expedition in #Hawaiian waters.
Check out this @TVTechnology article on our partnership with @DeepSea_PL integrating their MxD SeaCam (developed in partnership with @MBARI_News) onto our ROVs during the NA176 expedition exploring deep-sea habitats of the Cook Islands: bit.ly/4BskXcP #TechnologyTuesday
During the NA181 expedition, SCF Rikki Marzan interviewed #ROVpilots about their paths to #oceanexploration and the art of #deepsea sampling. Read the blog: bit.ly/3Tq28Gd
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Listen to OET's founder Dr. Robert Ballard, on The Life Scientific #podcast: bit.ly/4zaz7hg
"Over a career spanning six decades, Bob has pioneered revolutionary technologies, discovered some of history's most famous shipwrecks and inspired new generations of explorers."
#Hydromedusae are generally smaller and more delicate than true jellyfish (Scyphomedusae), and feed by trailing stinging tentacles through the water as they drift in the darkness.
Happy #NationalMarineSanctuaryDay! The OET team has proudly been part of exploration in 12 different sanctuaries with NOAA Office of National Marine @sanctuaries, including providing baseline surveys to support establishment and ongoing support for these special places.
#TBT: Revisit some of the colorful critters we observed while exploring #Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary during our last expedition in this #photoalbum: bit.ly/4zQsjW7
It's #HagfishDay! #Hagfish are fascinating marine animals known for their twisty abilities and copious slime production. This 2018 video shows a Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii) living inside a sponge in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: bit.ly/3WEJgnO
