Creep into the Deep: Discovering Deep-Sea Corals

Dear Educators,

WhaleTimes joined Amy Baco-Taylor (Florida State University), Brendan Roark (Texas A&M University), and Katie Shamberger (Texas A&M University) to explore newly discovered deep-sea coral reefs off the coast of Hawaii. Way off the coast!

As the Jason ROV explored the depths, it sent live video footage to the Science Team. Plus, it collected coral and water samples to help the scientists learn more. WhaleTimes helped share this amazing and exciting research through live ship to shore events, school visits and activities.

Even though you might have missed the research cruise, you can still share this exciting research through WhaleTimes’ activities (below):  SeaMails, Explorer Mini-Posters and collector cards,  mini-books, and WhaleTimes E-Books.

Enjoy,

Jake, the SeaDog

The grant: Defying Dissolution: North Pacific Deep-Sea Scleractinian Reefs in Undersaturated Water funded by NSF # OCE-1851378

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SEAMAIL™:  Discovering Deep-Sea Coral Reef: Learn about the reef, the research, the researchers and more by reading  SeaMails from the science team.

• SEAMAIL Welcome aboard, Science Team Members from Amy Baco-Taylor and the Deep-Sea Coral Reef Team
• SEAMAIL Collecting and Preserving Coral Samples from Amy Baco-Taylor
• SEAMAIL The BIG question from Katie Shamberger
• SEAMAIL My Role in the Research from Katie Shamberger
• SEAMAIL What is Coral from Jake the SeaDog
• SEAMAIL Understanding Life in Deep-Sea Coral Reefs from Virginia Biede
• SEAMAIL Computer Modeling and the Deep-Sea from Mauricio Silva
• SEAMAIL Bacteria and Deep-Sea Coral — BFFs? from Makeda Mills
• SEAMAIL Waiting for CTDs to surface and a typical day on the ship from Siobhan Kassem
• SEAMAIL How Books took me to the Deep Sea from Laura Anthony
• SEAMAIL Life at Sea from Makeda Mills
• SEAMAIL How to Pack for a Research Cruise from Siobhan Kassem
• SEAMAIL Life at Sea from Bailey Skinner

MINI-POSTERS: Meet the Deep-Sea Coral Reef team. WhaleTimes mini-posters introduce you to some of the amazing Science Team Members exploring and studing the deep-sea coral reefs off the coast of Hawaii.

• Amy Baco-Taylor
• Katie Shamberger
• Laura Anthony
• Virginia Biede
• Morgan Dansby
• Siohban Kassem
• Makeda Mills
• JiAnne Robinson
• Alyssa Schultz
• Mauricio Silva
• Bailey Skinner
• Deep Sea Coral Reef Team all in one Miniposter Collection

TRADING CARDS:  Create your own set of deep-sea explorer trading cards.

MINI-BOOKS: Make your own deep-sea coral reef books. Print, cut, color, read! It’s easy. Just follow the instructions to make the Deep-Sea Coral Reef Mini-Book or Exploring the Deep-sea Reef — or both!

 

Discovering Deep-Sea Coral Reefs:

 

The research and education activities (as part of the Broader Impacts) is funded by a National Science Foundation Grant:  Defying Dissolution: North Pacific Deep-Sea Scleractinian Reefs in Undersaturated Water (NSF OCE-1851378)