News

Posted: August 29, 2019

Necker Ridge: Bridge or Barrier?
Watch live streaming undersea exploration


Google Earth map of the target sites of the expedition.
Google Earth map of the target sites of the expedition. Credit: Google Earth

Deep-sea corals and sponges provide habitat and refuge for many other animals living on or near the seafloor. Here, a sponge covered with hundreds to thousands of tiny anemones also provides a home to several brittlestars (pink), crinoids or “sea lilies” (yellow), and a basket star (brown).
Deep-sea corals and sponges provide habitat and refuge for many other animals living on or near the seafloor. Here, a sponge covered with hundreds to thousands of tiny anemones also provides a home to several brittlestars (pink), crinoids or “sea lilies” (yellow), and a basket star (brown). Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research 2015

From August 31 to September 29, 2019, Scientists and research partners aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor will be examining Necker Ridge and seamounts in and around Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Led by Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor from Florida State University, the science team will aim to gain insight into central and western Pacific seamount lifeforms and distribution, while examining the role of Necker Ridge as a stepping-stone (or blockade) to other parts of the Pacific. They will gather imagery and samples of the seafloor biology.

View exploration in real time with live streaming here.
For more information, click here.




⇡ Return to top ⇡

Exit Notice

Thank you for visiting a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website.

You have chosen to proceed to a non-government website for additional information. NOAA and the U.S. Department of Commerce do not endorse this website or the information, products or services contained therein.