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NOAA Ocean Exploration activities, partnerships, outreach events, and discoveries in 2022 all hold their own stories. These stories introduce us to wondrous life forms and extraordinary landscapes, and they help us better understand our past and foretell our possible future. It’s through these shared experiences that we connect people to the ocean, where there’s always something happening, new stories to tell.
Check out our full annual report for a look back at some of our stories from 2022: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/about/annual-reports/annual-report22/annual-report-2022.html
Video courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration.
NOAA Ocean Exploration activities, partnerships, outreach events, and discoveries in 2022 all hold their own stories. These stories introduce us to wondrous life forms and extraordinary landscapes, and they help us better understand our past and foretell our possible future. It’s through these shared experiences that we connect people to the ocean, where there’s always something happening, new stories to tell.
Check out our full annual report for a look back at some of our stories from 2022: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/about/annual-reports/annual-report22/annual-report-2022.html
Video courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration.








![Octopuss Garden: Windows to the Deep 2018
From April 9 to 30, 2019, scientists will embark on the DEEP SEARCH 2019 (short for DEEP Sea Exploration to Advance Research on Coral/Canyon/Cold seep Habitats) expedition to explore deepwater habitats offshore the U.S. Mid- and South Atlantic coasts. Three named canyons occur within the DEEP SEARCH study region off the coast of North Carolina: Keller, Hatteras, and Pamlico.
During the Windows to the Deep 2018: Exploration of the Southeast U.S. Continental Margin expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, we explored Keller Canyon and encountered FIVE octopods over the course of the dive! Octopus are known to be the masters of hiding in their oceanic habitats, we were pretty lucky to see these Bathypolypus bairdiion. Cant wait to see what is uncovered during exploration of Keller on the DEEP SEARCH 2019 expedition!
For more from the Windows to the Deep 2018 expedition, visit: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1806/welcome.html
To learn more about DEEP SEARCH 2019, visit: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/19deepsearch/welcome.html
Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Windows to the Deep 2018.
[Source: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1806/logs/june29-2/june29-2.html] Octopuss Garden: Windows to the Deep 2018](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Am9nHJZzwnc/mqdefault.jpg)

