Gulf of Alaska | Climate and Oceanography
NOAA Ocean Exploration 2023 grants funded activities in Alaska Presenter: Phil Hartmeyer , phil.hartmeyer@noaa.gov, NOAA Ocean Exploration Adrienne Copeland , adrienne.copeland@noaa.gov, NOAA Ocean Exploration Mashkoor Malik , mashkoor.malik@noaa.gov, NOAA Ocean Exploration Kelly Monteleone , kelly.monteleone@ucalgary.ca, University of Calgary Kristof Richmond , kristof.richmond@sunfishinc.com, Sunfish, Inc. Jason Raupp , RAUPPJ14@ecu.edu, East Carolina University Dominic Bush , bushd16@students.ecu.edu, East Carolina University Caroline Funk , cfunk@buffalo.edu, University of Buffalo
With priority placed on exploration of deep waters and the waters of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, NOAA Ocean Exploration applies the latest tools and technologies to explore previously unknown areas of the ocean, making discoveries of scientific, economic, and cultural value. By making collected data publicly available in increasingly innovative and accessible ways, we provide a unique and centralized national resource of critical ocean information. NOAA Ocean Exploration’s competitive grants program is a critical way the office achieves these goals. This paper will highlight 1) ongoing grant-funded fieldwork exploring the continental shelf west of Prince of Wales Island to expand understanding of human migration during the Last Glacial Maximum and 2) upcoming survey efforts at Attu to document underwater cultural heritage lost during the prewar and World War II periods. Both of these efforts engage with, and are co-lead by Alaska Native researchers. There will be time for public comment and more details on the upcoming FY24 grant funding cycle.
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