John Reed is Chief Scientist on this HBOI's Deep Ocean Expedition: "Florida's Deep Water Oases - Exploration of a Deep Reef Ecosystem." John is Senior Scientist at DBMR and heads the Sample Acquisition and Taxonomy Program for biomedical research to discover pharmaceutically active compounds from marine organisms. He has organized >60 worldwide collection expeditions for biomedical research with HBOI's research vessels, submersibles, and land-based expeditions. at-sea.org
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The cruise was a unique collaborative effort supported by NASA ships Liberty Star and Freedom Star normally used for rocket booster recoveries and operated by the private United Space Alliance, based in Port Canaveral. www.hboi.edu/news/features/oculina.html
Dr. Reed emerges from the Clelia deep-water submersible during the 2001 Islands in the Stream expedition. www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/oceanage/03reed/reed.html
