Immerse Yourselfin National Marine Sanctuaries

VIRTUAL DIVING

Mitchell TarttNOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Our Time Today

1) Who we are

2) Showcasing underwater treasures

3) A new possibility – virtual reality

4) Your access

5) Conservation messaging

6) Virtual dives in action

Presenter

Presentation Notes

In a nutshell: 13 sanctuaries, plus Papahānaumokuākea and Rose Atoll marine national monuments >620,000 square miles of ocean Resource protection Tourist destinations Recreation Education and outreach Maritime heritage Science and exploration   Key drivers National Marine Sanctuaries Act Florida Keys Protection Act Oil Pollution Act Coastal Zone Management Act Coral Reef Conservation Act Marine Debris Research, Prevention and Reduction Act NOAA’s national marine sanctuaries, which are established and actively managed by the agency under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to sustain appropriate ocean uses including recreation.

Good Ol’ Maps

Earth is BluePictures paint a thousand words

@earthisblue#earthisblue

To most, this is what is seen…

The Roots

Tools of the Trade

Creating a virtual dive

Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary

National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Virtual Dive

An Online Gallery of Virtual Diving

Mobile Virtual Diving

My iPhone

Mobile Virtual Diving

Using VR to tell ocean stories…

Using VR to tell ocean stories…

Using VR to tell ocean stories…

Virtual Dives in Action… Anywhere, Anytime

Administrator of NOAA

Dr. Sylvia Earle

Capitol Hill Oceans Week

2017

Gray’s Reef Film Festival 2016

Virtual Dives in Action… Into the Classroom

Virtual Dives in Action… Kid Programs

Virtual Dives in Action… Visitor Centers

New Communities

1) www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/VR

2) Desktop and mobile ocean windows

3) Dry dive masks (VR Goggles)

4) Hot links on your phone

5) QR Codes and texting services

6) Google Expeditions

7) Classroom dive lessons

Accessing ONMS Virtual Dives

sanctuaries.noaa.gov/vr

Mitchell TarttMitchell.Tartt@noaa.gov

240.533.0689

Chiara Zuccarino-CroweChiara.Zuccarino-Crowe@noaa.gov

240.533.0611

Let’s Go Diving…

Grab your smart phone

Message to this number: “24587”

TEXT this word: “ONMS”

NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science.

Our reach from sun to seafloor helps to keep citizens informed

of the changing environmentaround them.

MissionTo understand and predict changes in climate,

weather, oceans, and coasts, to share that knowledge and information with others, and to

conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.

The National Marine Sanctuaries Act

“…to identify and designate as national marine sanctuaries areas of the marine

environment which are of special national significance and to manage these areas as the National Marine

Sanctuary System…”

National Marine Sanctuaries Act (sec. 301)

VR for the artsy divers