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Office of Marine & Aviation Operations (OMAO) parent organizations

Department of Commerce (DOC)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  - Office of Marine & Aviation Operations (OMAO)

OMAO administers the NOAA fleet of ships & aircraft and trains divers to safely facilitate Earth observation.

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Research in the mesophotic zone

2016

Jun 07

A NOAA Diver lays reels out a measuring tape underwater

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NOAA Diver Jason Leonard lays down a transect line while conducting research at 300 ft. in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In June 2016, NOAA Divers in this mission reached a maximum depth of 330 ft.

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Global region

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