Expedition Report: EX2506, Beyond the Blue: Palau Mapping 2

Gillespie, Treyson; Copeland, Adrienne; Caradine-Taber, Sophie; Rippman, Heather; Spencer, Gretchen; O’Donnell, Garret; Coulson, Anna; Cantwell, Kasey

doi:10.25923/f2da-kv45

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Expedition Report: EX2506, Beyond the Blue: Palau Mapping 2

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2026
By Gillespie, Treyson ; Copeland, Adrienne ; Caradine-Taber, Sophie ; ...
Series: EX-25-06

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Personal Author:

Gillespie, Treyson ; Copeland, Adrienne ; Caradine-Taber, Sophie ; Rippman, Heather ; Spencer, Gretchen ; O’Donnell, Garret ; Coulson, Anna ; Cantwell, Kasey
Corporate Authors:

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. ; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. ; University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
NOAA Program & Office:

Ocean Exploration Program ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; OMAO (Office of Marine and Aviation Operations)
Description:

From August 18 - September 11, 2025 (Koror, Palau to Guam), NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted the Beyond the Blue: Palau Mapping 2 expedition (EX2506), a mapping expedition to the Palau National Marine Sanctuary. EX2506 mapped 41,053 sq. km of seafloor (2,356 sq. km in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone).
Keywords:

Multibeam Mapping Okeanos Explorer (Ship) Underwater Exploration Multibeam Mapping Underwater Exploration
Series:

EX-25-06
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25923/f2da-kv45
Format:

pdf
Document Type:

Cruise Report
Place as Subject:

Pacific Ocean
License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Rights Information:

CC0 Public Domain
Compliance:

Submitted
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