OECI Projects

Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI) works on a project and activity level to support ocean exploration, technology development, and expanding a diverse workforce for the blue economy. Projects and activities are primarily funded through the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration as well as additional funding from other NOAA offices and government agencies. Overview and updates on multi-year and new projects are linked below.

Year 6

July 2024 – June 2025


New Projects

  • Erie Mapping
  • Hudson Exploration
  • mROV
  • Ontario ROV
  • Viral Exploration
  • Aquaculture&C
  • And More Multi-Year Projects
view all Y6 projects

OECI Expeditions

  • Shakedown
  • Guam
  • Mariana
  • Fiji
  • Solomon Islands
  • Marshall Islands
view all Y6 expeditions

OECI MDBC Activities

  • medium ROV Build
  • Landers
  • Coral Science
  • Engagement & Outreach
  • Telepresence
  • Voyis Integ. Support Remus600
  • And More Multi-Year Activities
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Year 5

July 2023 – June 2024


New Projects

  • Ocean Exploration Forum
  • Pacific Islands Community Engagement
  • Sentry American Samoa
  • Video 2 NCEI & Aquaview Trial
  • Realtime Undersea Modeling and Immersion
  • Aleutians Alvin A&C
  • And More Multi-Year Projects
view all y5 projects

OECI Expeditions

  • American Samoa Leg 1
  • American Samoa Leg 2
  • Howland/Baker
  • Jarvis
  • Shakedown
  • Palau
view all y5 expeditions

OECI MDBC Activities

  • AUV Lars
  • AUV Sentry
  • Education and Outreach
  • Mola Mola on Pt. Sur
  • ROV Study
  • Telepresence
  • Remus 600
  • And More Multi-Year Activities
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Year 4

July 2022 – June 2023


New Projects

  • Lander – Deep Autonomous Profiler
  • SeaPerch
  • Carbon Sequestration
  • Saildrone in the Aleutians
  • Machine Learning Co-Exploration
  • Shipwreck Microbiomes of Keathley Canyon
  • Eagle Ray and Mola Mola on Okeanos Explorer
  • Hadal Profiler
  • And More Multi-Year Projects
view all y4 projects

OECI Expeditions

  • Shakedown
  • Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll
  • Mapping of Jarvis
  • Tech Challenge – Multi-Vehicle Exploration
  • Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
  • Johnston Atoll
view all y4 expeditions

OECI MDBC Activities

  • Mapping
  • Coral Science
  • Coral Technology
  • Habitat
  • Soft Sediment
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Year 3

July 2021 – June 2022


New Projects

  • Microbial Exploration of Hydrothermal Features
  • Exploration via eDNA
  • CloudMap
  • Bridge to Ocean Exploration
  • BERACOUDA
  • Data Management
  • Machine Learning Video
  • Raman – Deploying InVADER
  • And More Multi-Year Projects
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OECI Expeditions

  • Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll
  • Luʻuaeaahikiikekumu – Ancient Seamounts of Liliʻuokalani Ridge
  • MultiVehicle
  • Deep Seamount Biodiversity of Johnston Atoll Legs 1 & 2
  • NWHI/PMNM Legs 1 & 2
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Years 1 & 2

July 2019 – June 2021


New Projects

  • Deepwater DriX
  • Inner Space Center Support
  • Multi-Vehicle Technology Integration
  • Tuskegee University OEIP Internships
  • WHOI Expand Seafloor Characterization Techniques
  • Orpheus
view all y1/2 projects

OECI Expeditions

  • Benthic Communities Across Biomes
  • US EEZ Mapping
  • Santa Barbara Basin & West Coast EEZ Mapping
  • Cascadia Margin Seep Exploration
  • West Coast EEZ Mapping
  • Tech Demo NUI/Mesobot
  • Mapping to Hawaii
  • Liliuokalani Ridge Seamounts
  • S. Wentworth & Don Quixote
  • Chautauqua Seamounts
view all y1/2 expeditions