Ocean Observatory

Paul Coenen and Mike Kelley conduct mooring maintenance on the M1 buoy, first deployed in 1989.	Mooring Operations is responsible for the deployment and recovery of local moorings in Monterey Bay. The group also performs maintenance and diving operations for the moorings. Assembly and instrument integration includes cabling and wiring, calibrations, set-up, testing, trouble-shooting, and repairing. Moorings currently deployed are recovered annually and replaced with a refurbished mooring (mooring turnaround). Moorings and platforms currently supported by the Ocean Observatory group include M0, M1, M2, MOOS and the MVP.

Mount Toro Microwave The Ocean Observatory group also maintains the MBARI microwave infrastructure. The 180-foot tower on Mount Toro provides microwave links between MBARI, the vessels, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. More photos

Mooring Collaborations MBARI collaborated with UCLA by assisting with setup and deployment of the MUCLA mooring. MBARI assists with service and deployment of the Naval Postgraduate School's S2 sub-surface sediment mooring.