Deepwater Exploration: 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas

NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is on a mission to explore the largely unknown ocean, with efforts currently focused on the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument and U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone surround Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. This video includes highlights from the first leg of the Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas expedition. Find out more about this expedition and its importance to humanity and the planet: