From June through November of 2013, Exploration Vessel Nautilus will explore the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Our rotating Corps of Exploration aboard EV Nautilus will be mapping the geological, biological, archaeological and chemical aspects of these regions to depths of approximately 2000 meters. During the expedition, we will be sharing our discoveries live on the web via telepresence technology.

The 2013 expedition season consists of multiple cruise legs and began off the U.S. coast in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsequent cruise legs are bringing the ship and the Nautilus Corps of Exploration to the Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, Montserrat, and Grenada in the Caribbean Sea.

2013 Nautilus Expeditions

Mapping the seafloor
Natural Hydrocarbon Detection Mapping
July 8 – 17, 2013
NA030
Bow of shipwreck
Shipwreck 15577 - The Monterrey Wreck
July 17 – 25, 2013
NA031
Underwater brine pool
Natural Hydrocarbon Detection ROV/AUV
July 28 – August 12, 2013
NA032
Testing pH
Galveston to Cayman Transit
August 13 – 18, 2013
NA033
Octopus
Cayman Rise
August 19 – 30, 2013
NA034
Crab
Greater Antilles
October 4 – 18, 2013
NA035
Kick 'em Jenny
Kick’em Jenny & Trinidad Tar Seeps
November 1 – 16, 2013
NA039
Publication:

New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus 2013 Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Field Season

Bell, K.L.C., M.L. Brennan, and N.A. Raineault, eds 2014 New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus 2013 Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Field Season Oceanography 27 52 https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2014.supplement.01

New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus 2013 Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Field Season is the fourth consecutive March supplement to accompany Oceanography. These booklets provide details about the innovative technologies Exploration Vessel Nautilus deploys to investigate the seafloor and explain how telepresence can both convey the excitement of ocean exploration to global audiences in real time and allow scientists on shore to participate in expeditions. The supplements also describe the variety of educational programs the Ocean Exploration Trust supports in partnership with schools, museums, and aquariums; internships that bring high school students, undergraduates, graduate students, and teachers on board Nautilus; and the preliminary results from the past year’s field season. Through these supplements, we have explored the geology, chemistry, biology, and archaeology of the Mediterranean, Aegean, Black, and Caribbean Seas.

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2013 cover
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