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Interviews: Ask Robert Ballard About Ocean Exploration
samzenpus writes A former Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, Robert Ballard is one of the most famous ocean explorers in the world. He is best known for his discoveries of hydrothermal vents, the Titanic, and the German battleship the Bismarck. Ballard is the "Explorer-in-Residence" for the National Geographic Society. He works extensively on exploration through telepresence capabilities and distance learning programs including the JASON Project, which reaches more than 1 million students. His latest work involves the Ocean Exploration Trust, the organization that manages his exploration ship the E/V Nautilus. The ship carries with it two ROVs named Hercules and Argus that explore the seafloor in real-time online. Dr. Ballard has just concluded the 2014 season and has agreed to answer your questions. As usual, ask as many as you'd like, but please, one per post.
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Dr. Ballard --thank you for your exploration work, and for making science and oceanography exciting to all of us!
A question: during your exploration of the deep sea, how prevalent or visible are the effects of human activity, i.e pollution, noise from ships, increased acidity due to more CO2 on the atmosphere, and the like? Do we even know enough to see if we are affecting as a species these ecosystems as critically as those on the surface of the planet?
Thank you and best for you and your crew in future expeditions!