MATE ROV Competition
SCOUT-class ROV tasks
THE UBIQUITOUS PROBLEM OF PLASTIC POLLUTION
Disconnect the power to a Seabin
Replace an old mesh catch bag on the Seabin with a new one
Reconnect the power to a Seabin
Remove floating plastic debris from the surface
Remove a ghost net from midwater
Remove plastic debris from the bottom
THE CATASTROPHIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CORAL REEFS
Fly a transect line over a coral reef
Remove coral fragments from the nursery structure
Outplant coral fragments into the reef
Cull an outbreak of Crown of Thorn sea stars
Collect samples of sponge species for pharmaceutical research
MAINTAINING HEALTHY WATERWAYS PART II: DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY
Return a sediment sample to the surface
Determine the type of contaminant present in the sediment sample
Retrieve a sample of mussels and estimate the number of mussels in a mussel bed
Estimate the total amount of water filtered by the mussel bed
Remove a trap full of eels
Place an empty eel trap in the designated area

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Thank you to our Sponsors: The Littlejohn Family Foundation, Wells Fargo, Motorola Solutions Foundation, Interstate Battery and Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary