Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Recently, NOAA Ocean Exploration has heard from many students who have questions about deep-ocean exploration. To help answer those questions, NOAA Ocean Exploration, with support from the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute, is hosting a webinar on October 2, 2024 at 5:00pm Eastern Time.
During the event, students will hear from experts at NOAA Ocean Exploration, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Ocean Exploration Trust as they share their stories about the greatest challenges they have faced while exploring the ocean and the technologies or strategies they are using to overcome them. Students have the opportunity to “ask an explorer” their own questions when they register or live during the event. Experts will answer as many student questions as they can during the one hour event. The webinar will finish with additional resources for students to learn more and an opportunity for students to share their innovative solutions and receive feedback from scientists and engineers.
This event is intended for students between 4th and 8th grade, but everyone is welcome. The recording will be shared on this page after the event.
Recently, NOAA Ocean Exploration has heard from many students who have questions about deep-ocean exploration. To help answer those questions, NOAA Ocean Exploration, with support from the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute, is hosting a webinar on October 2, 2024 at 5:00pm Eastern Time.
During the event, students will hear from experts at NOAA Ocean Exploration, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Ocean Exploration Trust as they share their stories about the greatest challenges they have faced while exploring the ocean and the technologies or strategies they are using to overcome them. Students have the opportunity to “ask an explorer” their own questions when they register or live during the event. Experts will answer as many student questions as they can during the one hour event. The webinar will finish with additional resources for students to learn more and an opportunity for students to share their innovative solutions and receive feedback from scientists and engineers.
This event is intended for students between 4th and 8th grade, but everyone is welcome. The recording will be shared on this page after the event.


![Midwater Journey: Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin
On May 6, 2017, after finishing exploration of the seafloor around a seamount on a seamount dubbed Keliihananui, we conducted a series of midwater transects from 1,400 to 300 meters (~4,595 to 985 feet) depth. These transects increase our knowledge about the largest, yet one of the least understood, biomes on Earth. The dive took place in the Jarvis Unit of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, which is one of the few units of the monument where the water column is protected in addition to the seafloor.
Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin.
Learn more about the expedition: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1705/welcome.html
[Source: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1705/logs/photolog/welcome.html#cbpi=/okeanos/explorations/ex1705/dailyupdates/media/video/dive06-midwater/midwater.html] Midwater Journey: Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MMrlTCH2H3I/mqdefault.jpg)







