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NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette embarks on Hawaii marine ecosystem study

2016
Sep 06
Researchers unfurl a trawl net aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette
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Researchers unfurl a trawl net aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette.

On Sept. 6, 2016, the West Hawaiʻi Integrated Ecosystem Assessment program embarked on a scientific expedition to the west coast of Hawaii Island. West Hawaii is a dynamic and highly productive ecological region and is home to diverse group of marine organisms including tropical corals and reef fishes, sea turtles, cetaceans and manta rays. The 19 scientists aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette will spend 20 days investigating the marine ecosystem and underlying oceanography of the region. Learn more about the expedition in this NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center story.

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General

Oceanographic, Survey

Audience

Government, NOAA Corps Commissioned Officer, Scientist, Wage Mariner

Ship

Oscar Elton Sette

Global region

Hawaii

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Operation

Marine Operations

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