2012 Maritime Heritage Expedition

Dr. Kelly Gleason investigates a ginger jar at the Two Brothers shipwreck site. Credit: Greg McFall/NOAA

On July 5, 2012 scientists sailed to Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) and World Heritage Site on a research expedition aboard the NOAA ship Hiʻialakai. Four teams will visit French Frigate Shoals, Lisianski Island, Pearl and Hermes Atoll, and Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) as part of a project led by PMNM scientists to conduct various studies. Teams will explore and interpret maritime heritage sites, tag and track apex predators (including sharks and jacks), survey for alien species, and investigate coral disease and genetic connectivity of fish and coral. In addition, a filmmaker will be on board to shoot a short film about the discovery and identification of the Nantucket whaleship Two Brothers, discovered in 2008, and the focus of a special exhibit at the Nantucket Whaling Museum this year.

Expedition Log

Click on the date below to learn more about the daily events.

	July 5, 2012 Departure by Etta Karth (Mokupāpapa Discovery Center Program Associate)
	July 6, 2012 Safety Drills and Training People Feature – Mark Royer by Etta Karth
	July 8, 2012 French Frigate Shoals by Etta Karth
	July 9, 2012 La Pérouse Pinnacles by Etta Karth
	July 13, 2012 Mapping the Quartette, Pearl and Hermes Atoll by Cathy Green (ONMS B-WET Program Manager Great Lakes)
	July 18, 2012 Maritime Heritage Update Apex Predator Tagging and Tracking Update by Etta Karth
	July 19, 2012 Surveying for Marine Alien Species Studying Coral Disease Monitoring sea conditions for climate change by Etta Karth