FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Justification for a New Ocean Exploration Program -- 3 Promising Areas for Ocean Exploration -- 4 International Organization and Management of an Ocean Exploration Program -- 5 Domestic Organization and Management of an Ocean Exploration Program -- 6 Ocean Research Technologies -- 7 Outreach, Education, and Capacity Building -- 8 Supporting an Ocean Exploration Program -- References -- Appendixes -- A Committee and Staff Biographies -- B Acronyms -- C International Global Ocean Exploration Workshop: Agenda and Participants -- D Report on the International Global Ocean Exploration Workshop -- E International Ship Listing -- F International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Listing.