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Engineers, videographers, data specialists, and educators. We are the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration. Our team designs, builds, and operates robotic platforms that explore the most extreme underwater environments on the planet—from the deep ocean to the largest lakes.
The NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer was honored to be a part of the cultural liaison program while mapping in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. This collaboration was an amazing opportunity to learn and bridge together the cultural significance of this sacred space for Hawaiian culture and western science methods used to map the ocean.
Video produced by GFOE video team member Nate Kenney during the Beyond the Blue: Hawaiʻi Mapping expedition.
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The five sense's are one of the first things we learn as a kid, but what about those creatures living at depth? How do they communicate in the dark, when most don't even have eyes?
Video produced by GFOE video team member Olivia Andrus-Drennan during the 2025 Beyond the Blue: Papahānaumokuākea expedition.
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Nanoplastics have been found in every part of our cellular make-up, even in our brain cells! New research on this subject is studying how the breakdown of microplastics to nanoplastics could link to Alzheimer's. The more plastic is created, the more it ends up in our oceans and eventually into our bodies.
Video produced by GFOE video team member Art Howard during the 2025 Beyond the Blue: Papahānaumokuākea expedition.
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Building a World-Class, Worldwide Ocean Exploration Program
Exploring the earth’s greatest depths. Producing the tools needed to get there. Bringing together global partners. Our team designs, builds, and operates some of the most capable underwater robotic technology in the field. From ocean depths to lake bottoms, our 501(c)3 nonprofit organization knows no boundaries when it comes to exploration. We actively seek opportunities for collaboration. Read our recent news stories from the field and watch videos from our award-winning videographers on YouTube. You can be part of the mission by making a donation to our organization. Help us explore your world!
