Why is underwater exploration important?

Information from ocean exploration is important to everyone. Unlocking the mysteries of deep-sea ecosystems can reveal new sources for medical drugs, food, energy resources, and other products. Information from deep-ocean exploration can help predict earthquakes and tsunamis and help us understand how we are affecting and being affected by changes in Earth’s environment. read more

9. Exploration allows us to inspire others to be explorers and scientists. As we write this we feel that the most important one, which we save for last, nobody ever states seriously. Sure all these others are important but they do not touch the core of why exploration is important. read more

Ocean Exploration As defined by the President's Panel on Ocean Exploration (NOAA, 2000), exploration is discovery through disciplined, diverse observations and the recording of findings. Exploration is an early component of the research process; it focuses on new areas of inquiry and develops descriptions of phenomena that inform the direction of further study. read more