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"Panel to Guide Ocean Exploration"Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Hydro International, November 26, 2014. Accessed July 17, 2015. "NOAA has appointed 13 members to a new federal Ocean Exploration Advisory Board that will provide guidance to NOAA and the nation on the exploration of the US ocean.... VADM Paul Gaffney USN (ret) will chair the board."