{"id":56489,"date":"2017-02-16T14:57:16","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T00:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=56489"},"modified":"2020-05-08T12:46:24","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T22:46:24","slug":"live-feed-exploration-of-deepwater-areas-of-samoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/02\/16\/live-feed-exploration-of-deepwater-areas-of-samoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Live streaming exploration of deepwater areas of Samoa"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. (photo credit: Greg McFall\/NOAA<\/abbr>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On February 16, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship Okeanos Explorer<\/a><\/em> will begin its 2017 American Samoa Expedition<\/a> to explore unknown and poorly known deepwater areas of American Samoa and Samoa, with an emphasis on Rose Atoll Marine National Monument<\/a>, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa<\/a> and National Park of American Samoa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The expedition is part of the Campaign to Address Pacific monument Science, Technology and Ocean NEeds<\/a> (CAPSTONE), a major three-year effort to systematically collect information to support science and management needs within and around the U.S. marine national monuments and NOAA<\/abbr>’s national marine sanctuaries in the Pacific. Chris Kelley<\/strong><\/a>, associate professor of oceanography at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/a> (SOEST), is the science lead for CAPSTONE.<\/p>\n

Using the Deep Discoverer<\/em> ROV<\/abbr>, scientists will investigate deepwater habitats, geology, and the biology of sea animals as it dives as far as 3.7 miles (6,000 meters) deep. Educators, students and the general public will also be able to follow along and watch this expedition unfold in real-time via live feeds<\/a> of ROV<\/abbr> dives on the internet.<\/p>\n