National Ocean Month: 10 Ocean Field Sites You’ve Got to “Sea” to Believe

The ocean is a beautiful, dynamic, and sometimes dangerous place. Unsurprisingly, this is probably why a lot of USGS researchers spend their entire careers studying it. In celebration of National Ocean Month, we thought it would be a good time to dive in and feature ten ocean field sites you’ve got to “sea” to believe. 0:34 Juan de Fuca Canyon, Washington State 1:19 Vailulu’u seamount, American Samoa 2:03 Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina 2:41 Buck Island Reef National Monument, U.S. Virgin Islands 3:20 Escanaba Trough, California 4:01 Chesapeake Bay Crater 4:42 Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts 5:19 Norfolk Canyon, Virginia 5:56 Dangerous Passage, Alaska 6:38 Continental Slope, Northern Gulf of Mexico Article source/Further reading: Follow us on social media: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: USGS video: