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Marine Technology and Exploration
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Ancient Hawaiian Exploration Canoes “Hokule’a” - recreated polynesian sea-faring canoe and is used today to voyage through the Pacific
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Wayfinding Navigation on the open ocean without technology (compass, clock, radio, reports, satellites) Depends on observations: Stars (Star compass) SunMoon Ocean swells Wind Seamarks (shared by locals) Birds (leaving to feed in the morning and returning in the evening) Video
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A Voyage using Wayfinding 3 parts Setting up a course strategy (upwind, so that the wind will help to get to land) Trying to hold the course Finding land once in the area Nainoa Thompson Nainoa Thompson
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Ocean Exploration Today
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Vessels Most critical Research platforms Equipped to collected a wide range of data from sensors Deploy divers, submersibles, observation tools C-MORE Cruise C-MORE Cruise
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Submersibles Explore the depths first-hand Make detailed observations and collect samples of unexplored ecosystems
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Diving Work and research for hours at a time at hundreds of feet
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Observation Tools
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