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Deep Blue Potential: A Pioneering Expedition into the Red Sea’s Hidden Habitats and Hydrothermal Vents for Conservation and Biotechnology
- Expected Time Frame: September-October 2024
- Location of Project: Red Sea - Saudi Arabia
Florida Keys Microplastic Research with Sail & Explore Association and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
- Expected Time Frame: June-July 2024
- Location of Project: Florida Keys
Mobulas of the North East Canyons
- Expected Time Frame: Summer 2025
- Location of Project: New York or Massachusetts
Neuston in the North Pacific
- Expected Time Frame: Spring to Fall 2024
- Location of Project: The north pacific between California and Hawaii
Saving White Abalone: Endangered Species Data Collection and Monitoring on Offshore California Islands and Banks
- Expected Time Frame: Fall 2024
- Location of Project: Southern California offshore islands and banks
Manta Watch New Zealand
- Expected Time Frame: January- June and September-December 2024-2025
- Location of Project: Hauraki Gulf, Coromandel, Poor Knights, Northland, Bay of Plenty, North Cape
Palau Marine Mammal Research and Capacity Building Project
- Expected Time Frame: April or October 2024. If there is not a suitable vessel for 2024 they will plan for 2025.
- Location of Project: Republic of Palau, Micronesia
Coral Genetics and Connectivity Across French Polynesia
- Expected Time Frame: May 2024-August 2024
- Location of Project: Anywhere in French Polynesia (except Moorea), such as Rangiroa (Palliser Islands), Gambier Islands, or Marquesas Islands
Studies Into the Social and Acoustic Behavior of Humpback Whales to Assist in the Seti Mission
- Expected Time Frame: Between early June and early September 2024
- Location of Project: SE Alaska Frederick Sound & Chatham Strait, Ports of Call: Juneau, Petersburg. Secondary Ports: Hoonah, Angoon, Tenakee Hot Springs, Warm Springs Bay, Kake, and Petersburg.
Uncovering Hidden Treasures: Groundwater Nutrient Flows on Oceanic Islands
- Expected Time Frame: Flexible; 2024
- Location of Project: The Capricorn Bunker region of the the Great Barrier Reef
Advancing and Assimilating Shark-Borne Ctd Tag Data Into Regional Ocean Observatories in the Northwest Atlantic
- Expected Time Frame: Summer - Fall 2024
- Location of Project: Delaware and the offshore waters of the Mid-Atlantic Bight
Diversity, Occurrence, and Habitat Use of Marine Fishes in the Turks and Caicos Islands
- Expected Time Frame: June 10 - June 28 2024
- Location of Project: Turks and Caicos Islands
Exploring, Understanding and Sharing the Mesophotic Ecosystems of the Kermadec Islands
- Expected Time Frame: May - June 2025
- Location of Project: The Kermadec Islands
Ecology of Ocean Sunfish Mola Mola in the Temperate Northwest Atlantic Ocean
- Expected Time Frame: September 7 - September 21 2024
- Location of Project: Cape Cod
Palmer Station LTER Seabird Station
- Expected Time Frame: November 2024 – February 2025
- Location of Project: West Antarctic Peninsula
Southeast Greenland Polar Bear Project
- Expected Time Frame: Spring 2025
- Location of Project: Southeast Coast of Greenland
Island Evolution Lab
- Expected Time Frame: 2024
- Location of Project: Micronesia
Using Top Predators to Explore the Deep Ocean
- Expected Time Frame: August 2024
- Location of Project: Northeast Canyons
Migration Dynamics & Foraging Ecology of Sharks
- Expected Time Frame: July – September 2024
- Location of Project: New York Bight
Satellite Tagging Chinook Salmon
- Expected Time Frame: July – August 2024
- Location of Project: Bering Sea
Cryptic Coral Species: Hope for Future Adaptation?
- Expected Time Frame: July – August 2024
- Location of Project: Florida Keys
Rapid Ecological Assessment
- Expected Time Frame: Spring – Summer 2024
- Location of Project: Little Inagua, The Bahamas
Discovering New Species of Brooding Damselfish
- Expected Time Frame: April or May 2024
- Location of Project: Palawan Province, Philippines
Deep Reefs of the Far East
- Expected Time Frame: March – April 2024 or September – December 2024
- Location of Project: Banda Sea & North Sulawesi
Association of Highly Migratory Threatened Marine Species to Seamounts
- Expected Time Frame: January – April 2024
- Location of Project: Eastern Tropical Pacific
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Citizen Science Opportunities
Tracking White Sharks with Environmental DNA
- Expected Time Frame: 5-14 Days
- Location of Project: The Mediterranean, West Florida, Cape Cod, California, South Africa, and West Australia
Neuston Net Research Collective: Conduct Plankton Survey-Style Transects
- Expected Time Frame: Ongoing
- Location of Project: Flexible
Seabed 2030 Project: Map the Ocean by 2030 with SeaKeepers
- Expected Time Frame: Ongoing
- Location of Project: Flexible
Educational Outreach Opportunities
Floating Classrooms: Primary, Secondary & Junior College Students
- Expected Time Frame: Ongoing
- Location of Project: Singapore
Floating Classrooms: Students K-12
- Expected Time Frame: Ongoing
- Location of Project: New Zealand
Floating Classrooms: Students KS3
- Expected Time Frame: Ongoing
- Location of Project: United Kingdom
Floating Classrooms: Students K-12
- Expected Time Frame: Ongoing
- Location of Project: Southwest Florida
Community Engagement Opportunities
Coastal Cleanups
- Expected Time Frame: Ongoing
- Location of Project: New Zealand
Coastal Cleanups
- Expected Time Frame: Ongoing
- Location of Project: United Kingdom
Coastal Cleanups
- Expected Time Frame: Ongoing
- Location of Project: Southwest Florida