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This page features some of the best videos from past expeditions led or supported by NOAA Ocean Exploration, organized by theme. To view videos from a specific theme, click on one of the filters below. You can also browse additional videos on the Social Media Video Shorts page.
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Aleutians Bound: July 2023230714
Follow the Bubbles: July 18, 2023230718
Glass Squid: July 15, 2023230715
Ships of Discovery - Project Overview: April-May, 2023230510
The Foundation for Exploration: May 10, 2023230510
Flapjack Octopus: April 26, 2023230426
Deep-Sea Lizardfish: April 20, 2023230420
ASPIRE Campaign: August 2016 - September 2022220915
My Worst Anemone: August 29, 2022220829
Sea Spider: July 28, 2022220728
Azorian Splendor: July 25, 2022220725
The Hole Story:
July 2022220720
Moytirra Vent Field:
July 21, 2022220721
R.M.S. Titanic:
June 2004040601
Giant Squid:
June 20, 2019190620
Jellyfish:
April 24, 2016160424
Predation Event: What Just Happened?:
June 30, 2018180630
Deep-Sea Battle: Featherweight Division:
March 27, 2017170327
Giant Isopod:
November 30, 2017171130
First Sighting:
July 1, 2016160701
“Casper” Octopus:
February 27, 2016160227
“Twisted” Squid:
April 17, 2018180417
SpongeBob and Patrick:
July 27, 2021210727
Baby Shark:
November 15, 2018181115
Denizens of the Arctic Deep:
July - August 2016160701
Jellies of the Arctic:
July - August 2016160701
Dumbo Octopus:
July 2016160701
Comb Jelly:
July 2016160701
The Sights and Sounds of Icebreaking:
July 2016160701
Glacier Bay National Park Time-Lapse:
March 2016160301
Glacier Bay National Park Highlights:
March 2016160301
Sponge Heaven:
November 4, 2021211104
What Could Have Formed This?:
July 11, 2021210711
A Protected Oasis:
July 27, 2021210727
A Coral Garden:
July 24, 2021210724
Sponge-A-Palooza:
September 10, 2019190910
Life in the Gully:
August 29, 2019190829
Mona Canyon:
November 12, 2018181112
The Big Picture:
September 20, 2017170920
The Forest of the Weird:
July 25, 2017170725
Million Mounds:
October - November 2021211030
Bubblegum Coral Forest:
July 10, 2019190710
Finding a Coral Reef:
August 24, 2018180824
Age and Beauty:
May 2018180515
Architects of the Deep:
November-December 2017171115
Coral in Concert:
September 2017170915
Sidekicks Under the Sea:
July-August 2017170715
The Deep Forest:
May 2, 2017170502
Tenants of Titov Seamount:
March 21, 2017170321
Hotspots of Biodiversity:
June-July 2016160615
Black Eel-Like Fish:
November 10, 2021211110
The Oreo Fish:
July 12, 2021210712
Here Comes the (Sun)fish:
November 17, 2019191117
Schaefer's Anglerfish:
November 19, 2019191119
Halibut Canyon:
September 2, 2019190902
Oh My Grouper, Look At That Shark:
June 28, 2019190628
Swarm of Cutthroat Eels:
May 2018180515
Swipe of the Sword:
December 18, 2017171218
Fish of the Deep:
March 2017170315
Armored Searobin:
February 17, 2017170217
Fish Faces:
August 10, 2016160810
Greenland Shark:
August 16, 2013130816
Bigfin Squid:
November 9, 2021211109
Red Jellyfish:
July 28, 2021210728
Octopus Greetings:
June 24, 2021210624
Bad Day to be a Brittle Star:
November 1, 2019191101
Tug-O-War:
September 3, 2019190903
Fish Egg Buffet:
July 5, 2019190705
Tangled, Tangled Little Star:
November 13, 2018181113
Jellyfish:
June 29, 2018180629
Speed Star:
April 27, 2018180427
Mega Sponge:
September 24, 2017170924
The Headless Chicken Monster:
December 13, 2017171213
Dandelion Siphonophore:
February 17, 2017170217
SS Bloody Marsh:
October 28, 2021211028
The Wreck of Humaitá:
June 26, 2021210626
Exploration At Its Finest:
May 16, 2019190516
A Needle In A Haystack:
June - July 2019190601
USS Abner Read:
August 15, 2018180815
Deep-Sea Detectives:
June 23, 2018180623
Shipwreck Photo"Bomb"etry:
April 12, 2018180412
Pearl Harbor Japanese Mini Sub:
December 7, 2016161207
World War II B-29 Bomber:
July 9, 2016160709
Battle of the Atlantic:
August - September 2016160715
Truly a Wonder:
July 11, 2019190711
A New Seep Site:
July 7, 2019190707
Tubeworm On the Seafloor:
May 2019190515
Exploring Seep Scapes:
May 2018180515
Chemosynthetic Oases:
December 2017171215
Vailulu'u Seamount:
February 24, 2017170224
Oases of Life:
May 2016160515
Underwater Volcano:
June 26, 2016160626
Tar Lilies:
April 24, 2014140424
Kawio Barat Volcano:
August 3, 2010100803
Brimstone Vent:
April 27, 2006060827
Glider Deployment:
August - September 2021210815
Technology Demonstrations:
May 2021210815
Environmental DNA (eDNA):
May 2021210515
SeaVision® Laser Scanner:
July 2019190715
Sampling on a Seamount:
February 26, 2017170226
The Mud Maidens' Box Core:
July 2016160715
Meet the CTD:
July - August 2016160715
Trawling for Arctic Research:
July 2016160715
Mapping the Ocean:
February - March 2016160301
Life in the Water Column:
October - November 2021211101
Comb Jelly:
June 25, 2021210625
A Midwater Exploration:
September 11, 2019190911
Water Column Waltz:
June 15, 2018180615
World of Water:
September 17, 2017170917
Hiding in the Dark:
September 22, 2017170922
Midwater Journey:
May 6, 2017170506
Diving for Details:
August 2020200815
Why Explore:
June 2020200615
Exploring the Water Column:
May 2020200515
Explore With Us:
April 2020200415
A Decade of Exploration:
January 2020200115
