Facts about NOAA Ocean Exploration

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   Data collected by NOAA Ocean Exploration helps produce detailed maps of the largely uncharted deep-ocean seafloor, supporting scientific and maritime planning.

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   NOAA Ocean Exploration funds and coordinates expeditions that have discovered thousands of new species and previously unknown deep-sea habitats.

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   Ocean exploration missions coordinated by NOAA Ocean Exploration often livestream deep-sea dives, making real-time discoveries accessible to the public online.

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   Remotely operated vehicles and other advanced technologies are central tools used by NOAA Ocean Exploration to investigate largely unmapped deep-sea environments.

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   The federal program NOAA Ocean Exploration is the only U.S. government agency dedicated solely to exploring the deep ocean for the purpose of discovery.

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