With nearly 3 430 square kilometers 1 324 square miles mapped since 2004 scientists from the national centers for coastal ocean science and their partners continue exploring the waters surrounding puerto rico and the u s.
Scientists mapping the sea floor find the most.
The first modern breakthrough in sea floor mapping came with the use of underwater sound projectors called sonar which was first used in world war i.
By the 1920s the coast and geodetic survey an ancestor of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration s national ocean service was using sonar to map deep water.
Virgin islands identifying and mapping critical coral.
They will use state of the art technology to explo.
Scientists use cameras and sonar near the u s.
Virgin islands to see the sea floor and find out how fish and other sea life use the underwater habitats which include coral reefs and sea grasses.
Scientists are mapping the entire ocean floor as part of an ambitious project that could finally find the missing malaysian airlines flight mh370.