Cobb Seamount - Expeditions

Expeditions

Since its discovery in 1950 by the MV John N. Cobb, Cobb Seamount has been the target of passing cruises and sampling missions, totaling to over 927 km (576 mi) of soundings and dozens of samples by 1967. In 1968, Project Sea Use, a multi-party expedition using the RV Oceanographer, visited the seamount, and much of what was initially known about it stems from the expedition. This was followed in 1970, two expeditions in the late 1970s, and 1992, however all have been fairly limited in scope.

There was tentative expert interest in installing an experimentation platform on Cobb Seamount. The seamount is an accessible distance away from the shore, and would give scientists the ability to work with Cobb Seamount's unique, isolated, and scientifically significant seamount biology. The idea was proposed by P. L. Peterson et al. in a presentation to the Offshore Technology Conference in 1969.