Research Cruises
Upcoming Cruises
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April 23, 2012Hawaiian Monk Seal Research and Marine Debris RemovalOscar Elton Sette Cruise SE 12-04
Area of Operation: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Period: July 11, 2012 - July 31, 2012
Current Cruises
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April 23, 2012Second Leg of the Palmyra Cetacean and Ecosystem Survey UnderwayOscar Elton Sette Cruise SE 12-03
Area of Operation: Waters of the Palmyra Atoll EEZ and high seas between Oahu and Palmyra
Period: April 23, 2012 - May 17, 2012
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February 27, 2012Expedition to American Samoa and other U.S. Pacific Islands Aimed at Better Understanding of Coral Reef EcosystemsHi'ialakai Cruise HA 12-01
Area of Operation: American Samoa, Johnston Atoll, Line Islands, and Phoenix Islands
Period: February 27, 2012 - May 23, 2012
Completed Cruises
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April 2, 2012Study of Fishery-Independent Sampling Methods Aimed at Assessment of Coral Reef Fish PopulationsOscar Elton Sette Cruise SE 12-02
Area of Operation: American Samoa
Period: April 2, 2012 - April 16, 2012
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March 12, 2012Researchers Study Biology and Habitat of Deepwater Bottomfish in American SamoaOscar Elton Sette Cruise SE 12-01
Area of Operation: American Samoa
Period: March 12, 2012 - March 26, 2012
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October 20, 2011 Cetacean survey Underway at Palmyra Atoll
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August 28, 2011 Research Cruise Aimed at Better Understanding of Hawaii Bottomfish
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August 1, 2011 NOAA Expedition to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Providing Vital Support for Research on Hawaiian Monk Seals and Cetaceans
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July 1, 2011 Integrated Ecosystem Studies Underway off the Kona Coast of the Island of Hawaii
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April 4, 2011 NOAA Expedition to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Providing Vital Support for Research on Hawaiian Monk Seals and Green Turtles
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March 10, 2011 Expedition Underway to Assess Coral Reef Ecosystems of Wake Atoll and the Mariana Archipelago
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February 25, 2011 Research Cruise Tests Methods for Fishery-independent Bottomfish Assessment, Studies Key Pelagic Habitat
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October 7, 2010 Scientists on the NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai Assess and Monitor Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Main Hawaiian Islands
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September 1, 2010 Scientists on the NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai are Surveying Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
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September 1, 2010 PIFSC scientists are participating in a collaborative survey with the Southwest Fisheries Science Center to assess marine mammals within waters of the Hawaiian Islands 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone
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August 4, 2010 Summer Field Season Draws to Close for Hawaiian Monk Seal Research in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
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July 6, 2010 NOAA Research Cruise Studies Little-Known Mesophotic Coral Reefs in the Waters of the Auau Channel Between Maui and Lanai
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May 13, 2010 NOAA Expedition to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Providing Vital Support for Research on Hawaiian Monk Seals and Green Turtles
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April 19, 2010 Return voyage of NOAA research vessel focuses on better understanding of whales and dolphins in the Western Pacific
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March 18, 2010 NOAA Oceanographic Expedition Studying Physical and Biological Characteristics of Fisheries Habitat in the Mariana Archipelago
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February 11, 2010 Studies in the Mariana Archipelago will Compare Alternative Methods of Assessing the Density of Local Fish Populations
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January 21, 2010 Coral Reef Ecosystems of American Samoa and Other U.S. Pacific Islands Targeted in Cooperative NOAA Surveys
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January 20, 2010 NOAA Cetacean Survey Underway in the Western Pacific
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October 14, 2009 Removal of Derelict Fishing Gear Continues in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
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September 1, 2009 Marine Debris Monitoring and Cleanup Underway on Coral Reefs of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
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August 7, 2009 NOAA Ship Provides Critical Support for Research on Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal
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July 24, 2009 Scientists Explore Deep Reef Complex in the Hawaiian Islands
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June 1, 2009 Surveys Monitor Populations of Lobster in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Ecosystem
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May 6, 2009 NOAA Expedition to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Providing Vital Support for Research on Hawaiian Monk Seals and Green Turtles
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April 14, 2009 Scientific Studies Designed to Learn More About Juvenile Bottomfish and Larval Billfish in Hawaiian Waters
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April 5, 2009 Comprehensive Scientific Monitoring Underway on Coral Reefs of the Mariana Archipelago
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March 12, 2009 Scientists on the NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai Return to Remote Wake Atoll to Assess and Monitor its Coral Reefs
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March 10, 2009 Studies Extend Knowledge of Habitat, Fish Stocks and Ecosystems Supporting Key Hawaii-based Fisheries
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February 6, 2009 Scientists Join Forces to Survey Cetaceans in the Main Hawaiian Islands
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November 21, 2008 Research Cruise Focused on Juvenile Bottomfish Biology and Habitat
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October 16, 2008 Scientists on the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette Conduct Coral Reef Ecosystem Assessment and Monitoring around the Main Hawaiian Islands
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September 11, 2008 Scientists on the NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai survey coral reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
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August 13, 2008 NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette Supports Monk Seal Research and Cetacean Surveys in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
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August 5, 2008 Tagging Program Aims to Improve Knowledge of Living Marine Ecology in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
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August 1, 2008 Research survey targets deep reef ecosystem in the Au'au Channel of the Main Hawaiian Islands
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July 10, 2008 Study off Kona Coast of Hawai'i Focused on Habitat and Behavior of Small Whales
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June 9, 2008 Cooperative studies of pelagic fish habitat and shark bycatch reduction underway in the Central Pacific
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May 2, 2008 Seafloor studies will fill data gaps to improve scientific knowledge of Northwestern Hawaiian Islands marine ecosystems
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April 15, 2008 Scientists using underwater acoustics to study bigeye tuna and their prey at Cross Seamount
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January 28, 2008 NOAA scientists and research partners studying coral reef ecosystems in the U.S. Equatorial Pacific and American Samoa
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September 17, 2007 PIFSC Marine Debris Team Conducts Another Reef Cleanup in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
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August 20, 2007 NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette Providing Vital Support for Monitoring of Hawaiian Monk Seals and Cetaceans in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
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July 18, 2007 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Conducts Reef Cleanup in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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June 15, 2007 NOAA scientists and commercial fishing vessels work to improve knowledge of lobster populations in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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June 13, 2007 PIFSC Scientists Monitor Lobster Populations in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Ecosystem.
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April 21, 2007 Scientists on the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette are conducting a bioacoustics survey to learn about the distribution and abundance of bigeye tuna and its prey at Cross Seamount.
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April 19, 2007 NOAA partners with Wake-U.S. Air Force, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to study the condition of coral reef ecosystems in the Western Pacific.
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November 8, 2006 NOAA Scientists Test Laser Line Scanning Technology to Map Marine Life in Coral Reef Ecosystems around Maui.
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November 2, 2006 Scientists on NOAA Research Cruise are Studying the Physiology of Pelagic Fishes and Ways to Reduce Impacts of Longline Fishery Bycatch.
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October 8, 2006 Scientists on NOAA Research Vessel Study Biodiversity of Marine Life at French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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October 8, 2006 Scientists use sophisticated sonar to map the seafloor in shallow habitats of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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September 15, 2006 Scientists onboard the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette study billfish spawning off the Kona coast of the Island of Hawaii.
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August 30, 2006 NOAA scientists on the Hi'ialakai conduct coral reef surveys in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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August 10, 2006 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Conducts Reef Cleanup in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Monument.
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June 22, 2006 PIFSC Scientists Mapping Benthic Habitat on Research Expedition to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument.
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June 8, 2006 NOAA Scientists and Fishermen Work Together for Improved Understanding of Lobster Populations in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Ecosystem.
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June 5, 2006 PIFSC Scientists Monitor Lobster Populations in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Ecosystem.
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May 8, 2006 Oscar Elton Sette provides support for the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP), its remote field camps, and the Teacher at Sea Program.
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April 24, 2006 Scientists on the NOAA ship Oscar Elton Sette are surveying surface waters of the Kona coast of the Island of Hawaii to assess billfish spawning.
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April 19, 2006 Scientists on the NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai are completing critical seafloor mapping at Penguin Bank in the Hawaiian Islands.
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April 5, 2006 The NOAA ship Oscar Elton Sette is providing support for PIFSC research critical to the recovery of highly endangered Hawaiian monk seals.
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March 5, 2006 NOAA scientists launch survey from American Samoa to assess the distribution and abundance of cetaceans in the Pacific Islands Region.
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February 15, 2006 In American Samoa, scientists aboard the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette are learning how oceanographic processes affect the distribution and abundance of albacore tuna.
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January 15, 2006 Coral reef resources are the subject of a 84-day study by NOAA scientists and their research partners in the U.S. Equatorial Pacific and American Samoa.
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September 3, 2005 Coral reef resources are the subject of a 60-day study by NOAA scientists and their research partners in the Northern Mariana Islands
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July 19, 2005 Current cruise of the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette is providing critical support to Hawaiian monk seal population monitoring and research
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July 16, 2005 NOAA scientists collaborate with industry to improve knowledge of lobster populations in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
