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Ocean Exploration: An Overview
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Accelerating Growth of U.S. Blue Economy: Initial Recommendations — An Interim Report Blue Economy Subcommittee of NOAA Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
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Saildrone Launches 72-foot Surveyor, Revolutionizing Ocean Seabed Mapping
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OER’s Federal Funding Opportunity Overview: Process and Year in Review
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OER Update
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White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Prepared Talking Points
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Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Ocean Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone
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S.381 – National Ocean Exploration Act
Testimony of Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Nominee to be Secretary of Commerce Before the Senate Commerce Committee
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NOAA Environmental Leadership: My Observations from 3 Years of World Class Science and Engineering
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NOAA OER Deepwater Exploration Mapping Procedures Manual
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OER Update
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Workshop to Identify National Ocean Exploration Priorities in the Pacific: A Recap
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Blue Economy Subcommittee Update
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UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
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National Strategy for Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone
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Workshop to Identify National Ocean Exploration Priorities in the Pacific
NOAA Research and Development Vision Areas: 2020-2026
NOAA Science and Technology: Accelerating Innovation in the 21st Century
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NOAA’s Cloud and Data Strategies to Unleash Emerging Science and Technology
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NOAA, Schmidt Ocean Institute Team to Explore and Map the Ocean
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Meeting 16:
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Articles Supported by NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (April 2020)
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NOAA OEAB Blue Economy Subcommittee Presentation to OEAB: Interim Report with Initial Recommendations
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OEAB FFO Certification
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OEAB Advice for Full-ocean Depth Exploration
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Accelerating Growth of U.S. Blue Economy: Initial Recommendations — An Interim Report Blue Economy Subcommittee of NOAA Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
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OER Update
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OAR Lab and Program Reviews
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The State of NOAA Citizen Science
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NOAA Unmanned Systems Strategy
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2020 Expeditions Schedule
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OER 5-Year Program Review Summary
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Articles Supported by NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (January 2020)
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2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration Summary Fact Sheet
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New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V
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2019 Field Season
(pdf)
Status of Seafloor Mapping Within U.S. Waters
Progress Report: Unmapped U.S. Waters
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NOAA Science and Technology Focus Area Strategies
New NOAA Program to Support and Expand Agency’s Use of Unmanned Systems
Two New Oceanographic Vessels Will Join the NOAA Fleet
NOAA Teams Up With Viking to Conduct and Share Science Aboard New Great Lakes Expedition Voyages
NOAA Teams With Ocean Infinity to Advance New Tools for Ocean Exploration and Mapping
OceanX and NOAA Join to Advance Ocean Exploration and Mapping
NOAA Teams With Pioneering Explorer to Understand and Map the Deepest Parts of the Ocean
NOAA, DOE Announce Winners of the Powering the Blue Economy Ocean Observing Prize
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USM AUV Certification
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Big Ocean Exploration Questions
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MARCO Ocean Portal (Macdonald)
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MPAs and Ocean Exploration (Brooke)
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OER/OET Summary Metrics
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Japanese Mini-sub One Pager
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Blue Economy Subcommittee Meeting: February 5-6, 2020, Houston, TX
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Accelerating Growth of U.S. Blue Economy: Initial Recommendations — An Interim Report Blue Economy Subcommittee of NOAA Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
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Leadership to Power the American Blue Economy, NOAA
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NOAA’s Contribution to the Economy: Powering America’s Economy and Protecting Americans
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Fiscal Year 2021 Administration Research and Development Budget Priorities
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NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research Blue Economy Graphic
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NOAA releases new strategies to apply emerging science and technology
(press release)
NOAA’s Blue Economy Initiative: Supporting Commerce in American Oceans and Great Lakes
, Rear Admiral Gallaudet testimony (pdf)
Presidential Memoranda: Memorandum on Ocean Mapping of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and the Shoreline and Nearshore of Alaska
Executive Order 13480: Ocean Policy To Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States
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Executive Order 13817: A Federal Strategy To Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals
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Science and Technology for America’s Oceans: A Decadal Vision
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A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals
(pdf)
Summary of the 2019 White House Summit on Partnerships in Ocean Science & Technology
(pdf)
Offshore Wind: The Growing Potential
, National Ocean Industries Association (pdf)
Supply Chain Contracting Forecast for U.S. Offshore Wind Power
, Special Initiative on Offshore Wind (pdf)
The EU Blue Economy Report 2019
, European Commission
Declaration of the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles
, European Commission et al. (pdf)
The Expected Impacts of Climate Change on the Ocean Economy
, World Resources Institute (pdf)
Poseidon Principles: A Global Framework for Responsible Ship Finance
(pdf)
The Ocean Economy in 2030
, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
TerraSond Awarded NOAA Contract to Provide Hydrographic Surveying Services
Viking Announces Launch of New Expedition Voyages
Performance Ocean Infinity Signs Collaborative Agreement with U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Websites of Interest
Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE)
Climate Action 100+
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Program Review:
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Session 4 – Exploration – Mapping and Characterization
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Session 5 – Technology Development, Application, and Program Use
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Session 6 – Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, and Technology
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Session 7 – Data and Information
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New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V
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2016 Field Season
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New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V
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, NOAA Ship
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2017 Field Season
(pdf)
New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V
Nautilus
, NOAA Ship
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2018 Field Season
(pdf)
National Ocean Exploration Forum Reports
National Ocean Exploration Forum 2015
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National Ocean Exploration Forum 2017: Ocean Exploration in a Sea of Data
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Earth’s Final Frontier: A U.S. Strategy for Ocean Exploration: The Report of the President’s Panel for Ocean Exploration
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Exploration of the Seas: Voyage into the Unknown
(pdf)
Statutory Authority
2009 Ocean Exploration Act
(pdf)
Strategic Plans
Current NOAA Strategic Plan
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(pdf)
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Executive Orders and Policy
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OSTP 2021 R&D Priorities
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EO on Ocean Policy
(pdf)
EO on Critical Minerals
(pdf)
Critical Minerals Strategy
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National Forums and Community Advice
Ocean Exploration 2020: A National Forum Report (2013)
(pdf)
National Ocean Exploration Forum 2014 Report
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2018 ASPIRE Workshop Report
(pdf)
External Reviews
2012 Review
(pdf)
2012 Review Response
(pdf)
Education Subcommittee Review
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Education Subcommittee Review Response (coming soon)
OEAB Advice: Library of Letters and NOAA Actions in Response
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2024 Office of Ocean Exploration and Research Independent Program Review
Program Review:
October 9-10, 2024, Silver Spring, MD
NOAA conducts comprehensive reviews of its programs every five years to evaluate the quality, relevance, and performance of their research and development activities. The current review focuses on NOAA Ocean Exploration’s achievements over the past five years in three key areas: building a coordinated national program of ocean exploration, promoting technological innovation, and engaging the public in ocean science.
As the leading U.S. program dedicated to deep-sea exploration, NOAA Ocean Exploration plays a critical role in advancing our understanding of the ocean’s influence on climate, biodiversity, and the economy. By leveraging cutting-edge technology and partnerships, the program ensures that its discoveries are accessible and impactful for diverse stakeholders. Through collaborations with government, academia, and industry, as well as outreach to the public, NOAA Ocean Exploration inspires a broad audience and supports the nation’s ocean exploration goals.
This review will assess NOAA Ocean Exploration’s progress and help shape the program’s future as it continues to lead in expanding exploration capacity, driving technological innovation, and fostering a diverse, inclusive ocean exploration community.
Final FY25 NOAA Ocean Exploration 5-Year Program Review Materials
Advice Letter to NOAA Administrator
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Program Review Findings and Recommendations
(pdf)
Meeting and Program Review Notes
(pdf)
The Review
Meeting Agenda
(pdf)
Charge to Reviewers
(pdf)
33 USC Ch. 47: OCEAN EXPLORATION
Public Law No. 117-263 (FY23 NDAA), Title CIII—National Ocean Exploration
(pdf)
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(pdf)
FY2020 OER Program Review
FY20 Program Review Process and Results
(video)
FY2020 OER Review Summary Report
(pdf)
FY2020 OER Program Review Response
(pdf)
Overview and Summary of the FY2020 Program Review
(pdf)
Focus Area 1
Focus Area 1 evaluates NOAA Ocean Exploration’s efforts to coordinate a national ocean exploration program by integrating activities across federal agencies, academia, industry, and other stakeholders. The review assesses how well NOAA aligns exploration efforts with national strategic goals, establishes shared standards and best practices, and ensures high-quality, accessible data management. It also examines NOAA’s success in engaging stakeholders and advancing collaboration to strengthen the overall impact of national ocean exploration initiatives.
Focus Area 1 Overview
(video)
Overview
(pdf)
Thematic Area: Federal Leadership
NOMEC Council and the IWG-OEC
(video)
NOAA Seabed2030 MOU (2022)
(pdf)
OEAB Recommendation Letter for National Ocean Exploration Program
(pdf)
Ocean Mapping of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and the Shoreline and Nearshore of Alaska: Presidential Memorandum
NOMEC Strategy
(pdf)
NOMEC Implementation Plan
(pdf)
IWG-OEC Pacific Islands Priorities Report Federal Register Notice
(pdf)
Standard Ocean Mapping Protocol (SOMP)
(pdf)
One byte at a time: gathering best practices, guidelines, and resources for data standards to support ocean exploration and characterization
Status of Seafloor Mapping within US Waters (Jan 2024)
Collaborative Ocean Exploration Campaign
(video)
Atlantic Seafloor Partnership for Integrated Research and Exploration (ASPIRE)
ASPIRE Workshop Report (2018)
Expanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems (EXPRESS)
Seascape Alaska
Beyond the Blue: Illuminating the Pacific
Thematic Area: Internal Leadership
Imparting Core Principles: NOAA Ocean Exploration Code of Conduct and Cultural Engagement
(video)
NOAA Ocean Exploration Code of Conduct V.2 Sept 2024
(pdf)
The Explorer Model
(video)
The Explorer Model: Lessons from 10 Years of Community-led Ocean Exploration & Open Data
(pdf)
NOAA Ocean Exploration Operations Manuals: Mapping, Sampling, ROV/Telepresence
(video)
NOAA Ocean Exploration Sampling Procedures Manual
(pdf)
Video Annotations and SeaTube
(video)
Notable NOAA Ocean Exploration related publications from the last five years
(video)
Mapping and Geomorphic Characterization of the Vast Cold-Water Coral Mounds of the Blake Plateau (Sowers, et al, 2024)
(pdf)
U.S. Extended Continental Shelf Project: FRN 12/21/23: Continental Shelf and Maritime Boundaries
State Department Website
: (note images from OER)
Congressional Research Service Report: Outerlimits of the US ECS Shelf: Background and Issues for Congress
(pdf)
Duobrachium sparksae (incertae sedis Ctenophora Tentaculata Cydippida): A new genus and species of benthopelagic ctenophore seen at 3,910 m depth off the coast of Puerto Rico (Ford, et al. 2020)
The Unknown and the Unexplored: Insights Into the Pacific Deep-Sea Following NOAA CAPSTONE Expeditions (Kennedy, et al, 2019)
Mind the gap: comparing exploration effort with global biodiversity patterns and climate projections to determine ocean areas with greatest exploration needs (Kennedy and Rotjan, 2023)
Johannes, K. N., Kennedy, B. R.C., & Bell, K. L. (2023). Seafloor Observation Scenario Exploration Tool: enabling representative exploration of the global deep seafloor. Frontiers in Marine Science.
Mapping: Bridges and Pipelines
(video)
Thematic Area: External Leadership
Thematic Area: External Leadership
(video)
OECI NOAA Science Seminar: Preparing for the Ocean Data Revolution
OECI NOAA Science Seminar: Midwater Exploration through Multi-Vehicle Operations
OECI NOAA Science Seminar: Education and Outreach – Building the Blue Economy Workforce
OECI ‘OMICS Seminar: Harnessing Uncrewed Vessels and Autonomous Samplers to Scale eDNA
Focus Area 2
Focus Area 2 evaluates NOAA Ocean Exploration’s role in advancing technological innovation by developing, testing, and deploying new tools and systems for ocean exploration. The review will assess how effectively the program has identified and integrated emerging technologies that address current and future exploration needs, particularly in enhancing operational efficiency and research outcomes. It will also consider NOAA’s success in supporting high-risk, high-reward innovations and how these advancements have revolutionized data collection, improved real-time analysis, and strengthened the program’s overall operational capabilities.
Technology Innovations: From Challenges to Opportunities
(video)
NOAA Ocean Exploration Notice of Funding Opportunity Technological Advancement
(video)
2024 NOFO Annual Process review
(pdf)
NOFO FY23 Fiscal Report
OECI Technology Leadership
(video)
OECI Year 2 Annual Report: Executive Summary
OECI Year 3 Annual Report: Executive Summary
OECI Year 4 Annual Report: Executive Summary
Harnessing AI/ML for Ocean Exploration applications
(video)
Publication: FathomNet that describes the details of FathomNet and impact of Ocean Exploration in the development of FathomNet
ROVs Fact Sheet
(pdf)
Omics Overview
(video)
NOAA Omics Strategy
(pdf)
NOAA Omics Strategic Plan
(pdf)
Technological Advancements in Prioritizing Data as a Strategic Asset
(video)
Exploration Gap Analysis One Pager
(pdf)
Underwater Cultural Heritage: Using Technology to Tell The Human Experience
(video)
MARITIME HERITAGE ANALYSIS
(pdf)
Ocean Exploration Technology Engagements
(video)
Ocean Exploration Technology Innovations: Downstream Impacts
(video)
Downstream Impacts
(pdf)
Focus Area 3
Focus Area 3 assesses NOAA Ocean Exploration’s efforts to engage the public and enhance education through strategic outreach, partnerships, and programs. This review will consider how effectively NOAA promotes ocean science awareness while advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) goals. Particular attention will be given to initiatives supporting underrepresented groups, including early career opportunities, internships, and educational grants. Additionally, the review will evaluate NOAA’s success in using innovative storytelling, accessible content, and targeted outreach to inspire public interest and measure the impact of these efforts on fostering broader support for ocean exploration and stewardship.
Focus Area 3 Overview
(video)
Education Content
(pdf)
Professional Development Slide deck with additional notes and links
(pdf)
Ocean Odyssey Grants
(video)
Ocean Odyssey Grants Slide deck with additional notes and links
(pdf)
Deep Ocean Education Project website
NSTA TV Feature: Deep Ocean Education Project – Letting Students Access the Deep Ocean
(video)
Program Review 2024 Internships
(pdf)
Review of OER Internship Programs
(video)
Overview of OER Outreach and Engagement Activities
(video)
Exploration Tools: Telepresence Technology
NOAA Ocean Exploration Website
(video)
Website Redesign Strategy
(pdf)
Communication, Outreach, and Education Opportunities
(pdf)
Strategy for Video as an Outreach Tool
(pdf)
2019 Program Review Actions Crosswalk
(pdf)
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Vicki Ferrini, PhD
OEAB Chair
Research Scientist
Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Vicki Ferrini is a senior research scientist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Her research interests include seabed mapping and geoinformatics, and she has focused most of her career working to make marine geoscience data findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR). She has a leadership role in several projects related to the management and integration of marine geoscience data including the National Science Foundation-funded Marine Geoscience Data System, Multibeam Advisory Committee, and Global Multi-Resolution Topography Synthesis. She recently served as the chair of the GEBCO Sub-Committee for Regional Undersea Mapping and was a member of the GEBCO Guiding Committee. As head of the Seabed 2030 Regional Data Center for the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, she works closely with stakeholders to develop regional bathymetric data products that contribute to international global syntheses.
Peter R. Girguis, PhD
Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Dr. Girguis is an expert in deep sea biology, instrumentation, and technology. He is a professor in the department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, where he leads a lab that studies animals and microbes that live in extreme environments. Dr. Girguis earned a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from U.C.L.A. and his Ph.D. in Marine Biology from U. C. Santa Barbara. Dr. Girguis’ cross-cutting research, from deep sea vent and seep symbioses to the role of whale microbiomes in epipelagic nitrogen cycling, has led to the discovery of exciting new ocean ecosystems within and beyond the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Dr. Girguis has  extensive experience working with many federal agencies as well as philanthropic enterprises. He served as chair of the Deep Submergence Science Committee for several years and has been appointed to several notable advisory boards, including the Schmidt Ocean Institute, the Schmidt Marine Technologies Partners, and the Ocean Exploration Trust (where he currently serves as OET’s Board of Directors).
Kevin Hand, PhD
Director, Ocean Worlds  Lab, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dr. Hand currently directs the Ocean Worlds  Lab at JPL and has more than two decades of experience advancing the exploration of Earth’s ocean, while simultaneously building toward the possibility of exploration of oceans beyond Earth. Dr. Hand studied physics, astronomy, and psychology as an undergraduate at Dartmouth College, he earned an MS in mechanical engineering and a PhD. in Geological & Environmental Sciences from Stanford University. Much of Dr. Hand’s professional focus has been on the systematic development of an ocean worlds program within NASA and he has worked to triangulate the science priorities, technological challenges, and  budgetary constraints that enable (or limit) such a program.
Lesley K. Iaukea, PhD
Director, The Indigenous Knowledge & Earth and Environmental Convergent Science Program
Dr. Iaukea is a Geospatial scientist, author, and educator specializing in converging Indigenous knowledge with geospatial analysis to address and predict coastal disturbances with sea level rise, shoreline erosion, and flooding secondary to weather disturbances. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geography focused on sea level rise in Southeast Asia. Her Master’s degree focused on cyclones, community resettlement, and cultural resiliency secondary to climate-forced Displacement, while her second Master’s degree incorporated ancestral knowledge in a climate change culture-based curriculum, k-16. Her Ph.D. created the Makaliʻi Pedagogy and culture-based curriculum that focused on the weather connections to the elements of reference with the sun, moon phases, and star lines to better understand climate change and sustainability issues.
Over the past decade, Dr. Iaukea has been an active member of The Rising Voices Center for Indigenous and Earth Sciences and a climate change consultant in Oceania focusing on resilient pathways through management plans for island nations forced to migrate secondary to Sea Level Rise. She has co-authored a chapter in
The Fifth National Climate Assessment
(NCA5) and
The Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report
as she honors Indigenous voices in climate change. She is also the Co-PI of a grant that garnered the largest award for Indigenous research by the National Science Foundation for an Indigenous group called
CoPe: Rising Voices, Changing Coasts: The National Indigenous and Earth Science Convergence Hub
, which aims to address the impacts of a changing climate to coastal communities and to develop a cross-cultural research framework that introduces a paradigm of interdisciplinary collaboration across Indigenous and non-Indigenous, intellectually-diverse researchers, and knowledge-holders. Dr. Iaukea is also the Hawaii/Pacific Regional lead for the RVCC Hub and is the Director of the 4-week residential interdisciplinary science program which she created and is being housed at the East-West Center in Mānoa, Hawaii.
Eric King
Senior Director of Operations
Schmidt Ocean Institute
Eric King received a Bachelor of Science in marine transportation from Maine Maritime Academy, a diploma in ship management from North West Kent College, and a Master of Science in public administration from the University of Washington’s Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. He is also a graduate of the Evans School’s Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute. After an early career as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, followed by supporting the management of U.S. government and commercially funded marine salvage projects, he transitioned to the ocean sciences community as a program manager for the University of Washington’s School of Oceanography. He was brought aboard the philanthropy-funded nonprofit operating foundation Schmidt Ocean Institute in 2010 to help stand up the newly founded organization and prepare the institute’s global class oceanographic research vessel for a decade of collaborative deep-sea expeditions with scientists, researchers, and engineers. For the past 10 years, he has led efforts to advance the frontiers of global marine research by providing state-of-the-art operational, technological, and informational support to pioneering ocean science and technology development projects at sea.
Véronique Le Roux, PhD
Associate Scientist with Tenure, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dr. Le Roux earned PhDs from the University of Montpellier in 2008 and from the University of Macquarie in 2009. For the past 10 years Dr. Le Roux has been a faculty member and research scientist at at both the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where, using petrology, geochemistry, field work, experimental petrology, and 3-D imaging of mantle-derived rocks, she aims to answer fundamental questions about the nature of the Earth’s solid interior.
Justin Manley
Founder and President
Just Innovation Inc.
Justin Manley is an innovative technologist and executive with experience in startup, corporate, academic, and public sectors. Manley is a recognized leader in uncrewed systems development and operations. He has employed ocean robots in fieldwork including mapping the RMS Titanic and the search for submerged debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia. In mid-2015 Manley founded Just Innovation Inc., where he advises a variety of clients with a focus on ocean technology and robotics. Since 2015, Just Innovation has supported over 50 clients, including global defense contractors, energy “majors,” and innovation ecosystems such as Canada’s Ocean Supercluster. Manley is very active in professional organizations including the Marine Technology Society, where he is a life member and will become president-elect in 2021 and IEEE where he is a senior member. He is dedicated to innovation, advising startup companies and investors, and serving as a judge for the ANA Avatar XPRIZE. He holds two patents in uncrewed systems oversight and security along with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in ocean engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
David Millar
Government Accounts Director
Fugro USA, Inc.
David Millar is Fugro’s government accounts director for the Americas Region. Based in the Washington, D.C., area, Millar serves as Fugro’s key account manager for the U.S. government, other national governments within the Americas Region, the United Nations, the World Bank, and other multilateral development banks. He is responsible for overseeing the development and execution of Fugro’s partnerships with public sector clients and overseeing Fugro’s collaborative science (with government, academia, and nongovernmental organizations) activities within the Americas Region.
Millar also leads Fugro’s global support of and participation in Seabed 2030 and the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. He is a current member of the GEBCO Guiding Committee, former Board Member of The Maritime Alliance, and has more than 30 years of ocean mapping, marine geophysical, and hydrographic survey experience. Over his professional career, he has been involved in various aspects of ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization, spanning field hydrography, operations management, software development management, business development, and executive management. He holds a Bachelor of Science in math and physics from Mount Allison University (Canada) and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in survey engineering from the University of New Brunswick (Canada).
Mark A. Moline, PhD
Harrington Professor of Marine Studies, University of Delaware
Mark received his B.A. in Biology from St. Olaf College in 1987 and a Ph. D. in Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1997. After a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Rutgers University, Mark joined the faculty at Cal Poly State University in 1998 and founded the Center of Marine and Coastal Sciences in 2004.  In 2012, Mark became the founding Director of the School of Marine Science and Policy at the University of Delaware and was named the Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Marine Studies in 2020.
Dr. Moline is an Oceanographer with 35 years of experience in research focusing on biophysics, ecology, marine food webs, ocean optics, remote sensing, survey, underwater archeology and underwater robotics.  Dr. Moline was an early adopter of autonomous underwater technologies and sensor developer to improve sampling of the ocean in multiple disciplines.  He has worked in all seven oceans and has applied these technologies in tropical, temperate and Polar Regions.
Past awards include the New Investigator Program award (NASA), the Young Investigator Program award (ONR), the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), and the Fulbright Distinguished Arctic Chair.
Frank Muller-Karger, PhD
Professor, Biological Oceanography and Remote Sensing, University of South Florida
Dr. Muller-Karger is a biological oceanographer who specializes in research that helps in better understanding how large-scale phenomena, like climate change or other disturbances, affect both ecosystems and people. Dr. Muller-Karger holds B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in marine science and a Masters degree in management, he has authored or co-authored over 120 scientific publications.  Over the course of his career, Dr. Muller-Karger has prioritized the linkage of science to education and has specifically focused on the issue of under-representation of minorities in scientific research programs.  He has extensive experience working with K-12 teachers and students and the public to showcase new ocean focused technologies and highlight the importance of the ocean in their daily lives. Dr Muller-Karger served on the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and the Ocean Studies Board of the National Research Council/National Academies.
Ellen Prager, PhD
President, Earth2Ocean Inc.
Dr. Prager is a marine scientist and author, widely recognized for her expertise and ability to make science entertaining and understandable for people of all ages. She is the Science Advisor for Celebrity Cruises in the Galapagos Islands, Chief Scientist for StormCenter Communications, and now focuses much of her time on bringing earth and ocean science to the public through writing, working with the media, creating innovative partnerships, and speaking events. Dr. Prager has published numerous popular science and children’s books, has appeared on CNN, The Weather Channel, The Today Show, NBC News, Good Morning America, Discovery Channel, FOX News, and was a consultant on the Disney movie,
Moana
. Her previous positions include the Assistant Dean at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and Chief Scientist for the Aquarius Reef Base, the world’s only operating undersea laboratory. She obtained a BA from Wesleyan University, Connecticut, a MS from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, and in 1992, a PhD from Louisiana State University.
Clara Smart, PhD
Ocean Engineer
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Clara Smart is an ocean systems engineer with a focus on sensors, seafloor mapping, field testing, and system-level evaluation. Following the completion of her doctorate in 2016 at the University of Rhode Island (Chris Roman, PhD, advisor), she joined Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab as a research engineer. She has experience in sensor implementation, algorithm development, fieldwork/test and evaluation, data collection, and data analysis for both oceanographic research and the Department of Defense. During the course of her work, she has gained substantial at-sea experience conducting oceanographic research and performing test and evaluation of a variety of ocean sensors and systems.
Ramsay RM Taum
Director, Pacific Islands Leadership Institute, Hawaii Pacific University
Ramsay Taum is recognized locally, nationally and internationally for transformational leadership in sustainability, cultural, and place based values integration into contemporary business models. He graduated from The Kamehameha Schools, attended the United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, and earned a B.S. degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. His eclectic background and experience in business, government and community service makes him a valuable asset in the public and private sectors and has been instrumental in for-profit and
non-profit
business.
Ramsay serves as the Director of the Pacific Islands Leadership Institute (PILI) of the Pacific at Hawaii Pacific University in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. He is also the Cultural Sustainability Planner at PBR HAWAII & Associates, and CEO and founder of the Life Enhancement Institute (LEI) of the Pacific. He serves on numerous community, corporate and non-profit boards and advisories.
Mentored and trained by respected kūpuna (elders), he is a practitioner and instructor of several Native Hawaiian practices and a sought after cultural resource, community facilitator, keynote speaker, lecturer and trainer.
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Vice Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II
President Emeritus Monmouth University and Fellow, Urban Coast Institute
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James A. Austin, Jr., PhD
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University of Texas Institute for Geophysics
John R. Kreider
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Jacqueline Eaby Dixon, PhD
Dean, College of Marine Science
University of South Florida
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Sofar Ocean Technologies
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Hadal, Inc.
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Research Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey
Darlene Lim, PhD
Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center
Dominique Rissolo, PhD
University of California, San Diego
Cameron Hume
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Christopher R. German, PhD
Senior Scientist, Geology and Geophysics
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Charter of the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
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Accelerating Growth of U.S. Blue Economy: Initial Recommendations — An Interim Report Blue Economy Subcommittee of NOAA Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
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Review of NOAA’s Ocean Exploration Education Program
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Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-11): Ocean Exploration
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (P.L. 104-201): National Oceanographic Partnership Program
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P.L. 116-283): Reauthorization of National Oceanographic Partnership Program
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Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Ocean Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone
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National Strategy for Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone
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Memorandum on Ocean Mapping of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and the Shoreline and Nearshore of Alaska
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Executive Order 13875: Evaluating and Improving the Utility of Federal Advisory Committees
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A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals
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Charting a Course for Success: America’s Strategy for STEM Education
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Science and Technology for America’s Oceans: A Decadal Vision
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Executive Order 13840: Ocean Policy To Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States
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Executive Order 13817: A Federal Strategy To Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals
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