Events
August 11, 2016 - San Francisco, CA
J. Porter Shaw Library, SF Maritime National Historical Park; 6:00 pm
Join James Delgado, Director of Maritime Heritage for NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries for a tour of the "Outside Ports" of the California lumber trade. Starting after the Gold Rush, these small anchorages, known as "dog hole ports," were the setting for coastal settlement, maritime trade and a number of shipwrecks. A planned detailed archaeological survey of several of these ports, both under the water and atop coastal bluffs, hopes to add more to our understanding of a trade now represented not only by these sites on the Sonoma and Mendocino coasts, but also by our own C.A. Thayer.
August 17, 2016 - San Francisco, CA
Aquarium of the Bay; 5:30 pm reception; 6:30 pm screening
Meet the Indiana Jones of the sea, and join maritime archaeologist, James Delgado as he takes us on a tour of some of the most amazing shipwrecks discovered over the last three years by NOAA. http://thebayinstitute.org/film-and-lecture-series
August 20, 2016 - Santa Barbara, CA
UC Santa Barbara Marine Science Auditorium; 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary for a live chat with scientists and educators on board the Exploration Vessel Nautilus as they use an ROV to bring mysteries of the deep sea to you.
August 23, 2016 - San Francisco, CA
Exploratorium; 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Join Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary for a live chat with scientists and educators on board the Exploration Vessel Nautilus as they use an ROV to explore the ocean floor off the central coast California. http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/ship-chat-nautilus-8-23-2016
August 24, 2016
California Academy of Sciences; 11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Join Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary for a live chat with scientists and educators on board the Exploration Vessel Nautilus as they use an ROV to explore the ocean floor off the Farallon Islands of San Francisco.
August 25, 2016
California Academy of Sciences; 11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Join Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary for a live chat with scientists and educators on board the Exploration Vessel Nautilus as they use an ROV to explore the ocean floor off the Farallon Islands of San Francisco.
August 26, 2016 - San Francisco, CA
Exploratorium; 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Join Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary for a live chat with scientists and educators on board the Exploration Vessel Nautilus as they use an ROV to explore the ocean floor off the central coast California. http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/ship-chat-nautilus-8-26-2016
August 26, 2016
California Academy of Sciences; 10:20 – 10:50 am
Join Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary for a live chat with scientists and educators on board the Exploration Vessel Nautilus as they use an ROV to explore the ocean floor off the Farallon Islands of San Francisco.
August 27, 2016
California Academy of Sciences; 10:20 – 10:50 am
Join Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary for a live chat with scientists and educators on board the Exploration Vessel Nautilus as they use an ROV to explore the ocean floor off the Farallon Islands of San Francisco.
August 27, 2016 - San Francisco, CA
Exploratorium; 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Join Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary for a live chat with scientists and educators on board the Exploration Vessel Nautilus as they use an ROV to explore the ocean floor off the central coast California. http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/ship-chat-nautilus-8-27-2016
Dates: August 19-27, 2016
Lead Scientists: Jan Roletto, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary; Dr. Chris Roman, University of Rhode Island; Dr. James Delgado, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Area of Exploration: Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary protects the wildlife and habitats of one of the most diverse and bountiful marine environments in the world. The region's unique combination of seafloor contours, ocean currents and wind patterns triggers an abundance of life in these waters. The sanctuary protects breeding and feeding grounds for at least 25 endangered and threatened species, 36 marine mammal species, over a quarter of a million breeding seabirds, and one of the most significant white shark populations on the planet.
Nautilus will study the cultural heritage and natural wildlife in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Nautilus will survey the USS Independence, a World War II era naval ship and former aircraft carrier, once used in the atomic tests at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. Independence was scuttled offshore of San Francisco in 1951, rediscovered as the deepest shipwreck in the sanctuary, and acoustically mapped by NOAA in 2015 using autonomous underwater vehicles. Nautilus will conduct the first visual survey of Independence since its sinking as well as image the ship for photomosaic and microbathymetry data. Two other shipwrecks, the Ituna, a historic steam yacht from 1886, and the freighter Dorothy Wintermote, will also be explored. In addition to documenting and mapping these wrecks, the shipwrecks' roles as artificial marine habitat for fish and invertebrates will be assessed.
While in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, an additional goal of the cruise will be to characterize habitat of deep sea coral and sponges. These zones will be prioritized for future research as they serve as sentinel sites for ocean acidification monitoring and identification of impacts within an upwelling region. The expedition will collect biological samples of deep-sea corals and sponges and associated species for species identification and growth rate studies. This expedition will contribute to the baseline understanding of fish, deep-sea coral and rocky substrate communities within the sanctuary.