Today’s Voyages and Oceanography

Collecting Samples Using a Tucker Trawl

Collecting Samples Using a Tucker Trawl, NOAA

URL iconMost people walk, bike, drive, or take the bus to work. However, to conduct research to better understand the ecological issues facing the Earth's oceans, oceanographers need modern vessels with modern technology in order to reach extreme locations and depths. Visit the NOAA website to view some fast facts about the modern vessels that transport oceanographers to their jobs. What do you think the ships of the future will look like?