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Credit - Manu San Felix via National Geographic
Pacific expedition hopes to find new species, establish marine protected areas
June 2, 2023

National Geographic said it has launched a five-year Pacific Ocean expedition to investigate marine life and ecosystems, find new species and identify potential protected areas in some of the Earth’s most remote seas. The expedition aboard the ship E/V Argo embarked from Tahiti on Thursday.

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NOAA Ship 'Okeanos Explorer' beats its way into heavy seas. (Image courtesy: NOAA Ocean Exploration)
U.S. and Australia Team Up to Explore and Map Pacific Ocean
January 13, 2023

NOAA and two of Australia's leading science agencies announced a formal agreement Tuesday to work together to advance Pacific Ocean exploration and mapping, a major priority for NOAA and of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

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