EV Nautilus

The goal of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Ocean’s Seabed 2030 Project is to make a detailed map of the global seafloor. E/V Nautilus is participating in the project by mapping the ocean floors of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

E/V Nautilus has mapped over 8,000 square miles of the seafloor in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. The team was able to map deep ocean floors and shallow waters at the same time using new technology.

Before it was officially called Papahānaumokuākea, it was known as the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Now a similar conversation is emerging to change the name of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.

Explorers are mapping the sea floors over 800 miles south west of Hawaiʻi by the Johnston Atoll. HPR’s Zoe Dym talked to seafloor mappers on the E/V Nautilus.

Exploration Vessel Nautilus concluded its third expedition for this year. Engineers aboard the ship tested three remotely operated vehicles in waters south of the main Hawaiian Islands.

Researchers aboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus have new insight into the geological origins of the Liliʻuokalani Ridge Seamounts near the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. They say some of the seamounts likely migrated from the South Pacific. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.

Exploration Vessel Nautilus is traveling through never-explored waters near the Hawaiian Islands. HPR’s Zoe Dym talked with explorers on the ship about newfound species and the possibilities of deep sea mining.

Exploration Vessel Nautilus has begun an eight-month deep-sea expedition. A team of researchers, educators, and boat crew will make new discoveries on marine biology and geology.