The sun sets over the back bow of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer and autonomous underwater vehicle Eagle Ray during the 2023 EXPRESS: West Coast Exploration (AUV and Mapping) expedition.
First Livestream Event
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2023 EXPRESS: Exploration of Central California Coast. Download larger version (jpg, 1.55 MB).

Expedition Coordinator Sam Cuellar and Mia Lopez in the control room of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer preparing for the first livestream event to acknowledge and honor the traditional stewards of the waters off the central California coast.