Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute Year 6 Projects July 2024 – June 2025 New Projects Recurring Projects Shipwreck Microbiomes of Keathley CanyonExploring shipwrecks in Keathley Canyon, uncovering deep-sea history and ecologylearn more SeaPerchOECI sponsors SeaPerch competitions, empowering students in marine roboticslearn more Carbon SequestrationStudy Gulf of Mexico’s abyssal biological pump using new in-situ pumpslearn more Tuskegee University OEIP InternshipsPaid internship program for diverse ocean exploration workforce developmentlearn more Inner Space Center SupportSupports global ocean science and education, offers telepresence for expeditionslearn more CloudMap 3Efficient cloud-native algorithms crucial for handling autonomous system datalearn more Bridge to Ocean Exploration – Am. SamoaOECI inspires future ocean explorers with career pathways and experiences – American Samoalearn more Lander – Deep Autonomous ProfilerIntegrate acoustic system into underwater profiler for data collectionlearn more DriXEnhancing DriX with deep-water mapping capability for ocean explorationlearn more Remote OperationsRevolutionizing ocean exploration through remote vehicle tele-operation and collaborationlearn more Multi-Vehicle Technology IntegrationExpedition tests collaborative capabilities of autonomous surface and underwater vehicleslearn more WHOI Expand Seafloor Characterization TechnologiesDeveloping reduced footprint ROV capability using NHT vehiclelearn more BERACOUDAUSM and NOAA pilot Data Assembly Hub for UxS operationslearn more Machine Learning VideoCreate ML algorithms for auto-segmenting video content for accessibilitylearn more Expeditions– American Samoa Legs 1 & 2 – Howland/Baker– Jarvis– Shakedown– PalauView expeditions OECI/MDBC Projects– AUV Lars– AUV Sentry– Education and Outreach– Mola Mola on Pt. Sur– ROV Study– Telepresence– Remus 600– And More Ongoing ProjectsVIEW ALL y5 OECI/MDBC return to projects directory