Program Opportunities

DisKer: Understanding Larval Dispersal to Protect Marine Ecosystems

• Expected Time Frame: Between mid-May and mid-August 2025
• Location of Project: Vanuatu

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Polynesia Mana: Coral Reef Monitoring in French Polynesia

• Expected Time Frame: January-February 2025
• Location of Project: Pitcairn Island

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Protecting Sperm Whales in the Canary Islands

• Expected Time Frame: Between December 9th, 2024 and February 14th, 2025
• Location of Project: Fuerteventura and possibly Tenerife

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Reef Surveys in Samoa

• Expected Time Frame: 2024-2025
• Location of Project: Samoa

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The White Shark Chase 2025

• Expected Time Frame: Late May - June, 2025
• Location of Project: Sicilian Channel, Mediterranean Sea

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Evaluating Hurricane Beryl's damage to coral reefs in the Grenadines and Grenada

• Expected Time Frame: Between September and December 2024
• Location of Project: The Grenadines and Grenada

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Safeguarding the future of the Bahamian Hutia

• Expected Time Frame: Between January and April 2025
• Location of Project: East Plana Cay, The Bahamas

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Studying Coral Fossils to Understand Recent Climate Changes and Extreme El Niño Events in the Tropical Pacific

• Expected Time Frame: December 2024 - August 2026
• Location of Project: Galapagos Islands, Line Islands, and/or Gilbert Islands

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Coral Monitoring in the Great Barrier Reef

• Expected Time Frame: Ongoing
• Location of Project: Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea

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Tokelau/Samoa Coral Reef Survey

• Expected Time Frame: October/November 2024 or between April and July 2025
• Location of Project: Samoa and Tokelauy

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Submersible Launch at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

• Expected Time Frame: April-May 2025
• Location of Project: Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

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Sharks, Whales, and Sea Turtles Videography on the Continental Shelf

• Expected Time Frame: February 2025
• Location of Project: The Gulf of Mexico

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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

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Mobulas of the North East Canyons

• Expected Time Frame: Summer 2025
• Location of Project: New York or Massachusetts

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Neuston in the North Pacific

• Expected Time Frame: 2025
• Location of Project: The north pacific between California and Hawaii

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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

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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

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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

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Coral Genetics and Connectivity Across French Polynesia

• Expected Time Frame: May - August 2026
• Location of Project: Anywhere in French Polynesia (except Moorea), such as Rangiroa (Palliser Islands), Gambier Islands, or Marquesas Islands

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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 2025
• 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.

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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

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Advancing and Assimilating Shark-Borne Ctd Tag Data Into Regional Ocean Observatories in the Northwest Atlantic

• Expected Time Frame: Summer - Fall 2025
• Location of Project: Delaware and the offshore waters of the Mid-Atlantic Bight

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Exploring, Understanding and Sharing the Mesophotic Ecosystems of the Kermadec Islands

• Expected Time Frame: May - June 2025
• Location of Project: The Kermadec Islands

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Palmer Station LTER Seabird Station

• Expected Time Frame: November 2024 – February 2025
• Location of Project: West Antarctic Peninsula

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Southeast Greenland Polar Bear Project

• Expected Time Frame: Spring 2025
• Location of Project: Southeast Coast of Greenland

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Island Evolution Lab

• Expected Time Frame: Flexible
• Location of Project: Micronesia

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Using Top Predators to Explore the Deep Ocean

• Expected Time Frame: August 2024
• Location of Project: Northeast Canyons

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Migration Dynamics & Foraging Ecology of Sharks

• Expected Time Frame: July - September 2024
• Location of Project: New York Bight

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Satellite Tagging Chinook Salmon

• Expected Time Frame: July – August 2024
• Location of Project: Bering Sea

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Cryptic Coral Species: Hope for Future Adaptation?

• Expected Time Frame: Any 2 weeks until Nov 2026
• Location of Project: Florida Keys

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Discovering New Species of Brooding Damselfish

• Expected Time Frame: April or May 2025
• Location of Project: Palawan Province, Philippines

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Association of Highly Migratory Threatened Marine Species to Seamounts

• Expected Time Frame: January - August 2025
• Location of Project: Eastern Tropical Pacific

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