Deep-sea exploration to conduct high-tech survey of Florida's endangered coral reefs
Thursday, December 4, 2008 - 21:15
in Earth & Climate
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University (Harbor Branch) has been selected by the Waitt Institute for Discovery to carry out a series of voyages of exploration in the Straits of Florida and beyond. The Waitt Institute, in partnership with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, is making available cutting edge, unmanned, deep ocean exploration tools called autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The inaugural expedition launches on 4 December 2008, and taps the scientific expertise and resources of Harbor Branch to explore Florida's rare and vulnerable deep coral reefs...