<p>NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson in New York Harbor. The Thomas Jefferson is one of a fleet of research and survey vessels used by NOAA to improve our understanding of the marine environment. The ship is home ported in Norfolk, Virginia, and primarily operates along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The primary mission of the Thomas Jeffereson is to conduct hydrographic surveys for updating NOAA’s nautical charts.
</p><p>To learn more about hydrography, visit:
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/">Office of Coast Survey</a>
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/july09/dd071509.mp3">What Is Hydrography?</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast.html#dd">Diving Deeper audio podcast</a>)
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/seafloor-mapping/welcome.html">Sea Floor Mapping</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/">National Ocean Service Education</a>)
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