LIVE feed of NOAA work in Northeast canyon

[njbob49]

This is awesome.  Right now they are exploring at 1100 feet in Block Canyon.

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/media/exstream/exstream_04.html

From July to August 2013, a team of scientists and technicians both at-sea and on shore will conduct exploratory investigations on the diversity and distribution of deep-sea habitats and marine life along the Northeast U.S. Canyons and at Mytilus Seamount, located within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. The 36-day expedition is composed of two cruise ‘legs.’

The expedition also marks the first time NOAA’s new 6,000 meter remotely operated vehicle (ROV), Deep Discoverer and the Seirios camera sled and lighting platform will be used to in a full telepresence-enabled ocean exploration with NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. When these systems are deployed from the ship, we will be able to provide scientists and the audiences onshore with real-time video footage from deepwater areas in important, yet largely unknown, U.S. waters.

Tight Lines,
Bob G 

[Pfishingruven]

This is cool, thanks !

[Still Running]

 

[njbob49]

Your Welcome.  I knew some of the more scientific or technical people would like it. It is not for everyone.

The funniest thing is that at 1100 feet they showed a SKATE on the bottom.    The octopus was pretty cool though.

Tight Lines,
Bob G

[fellinger]

Pretty cool! Awesome video. I have all feeds running and I'm acting as mission control but, they're not listening to me! 

I tuned in just in time to catch their location - N39 48.5182 W71 16.2646 or about 150 miles East of Manasquan Inlet. I put it up on Google Earth but, I cannot save it to post....

[IrishAyes]

Pretty cool. I wonder how that sub would show up on a fish/depth finder? 

[fluke - u]

 

[njbob49]

Heading to New York, NY Wed, 24 Jul 2013

(2141 EDT): 16 days and 16 dives – Leg 1 of the Northeast US Canyons expedition is complete! We are currently heading into port in New York, NY. As we transit we will continue multibeam mapping and subbottom profiling operations. Thanks for following along during the expedition! Our next cruise will depart on July 31, and ROV dives are expected to start again on August 1.

[Bucktail]