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January 17, 2012  Following its last research cruise, the research vessel Point Lobos returned to Moss Landing Harbor at sunset.
For over 20 years, the Point Lobos has been MBARI's workhorse research vessel, ferrying the remotely operated vehicle Ventana out of Moss Landing Harbor several times a week. During a remarkable 3,697 cruises, the Point Lobos helped researchers record thousands of hours of video, identify dozens of strange and unusual animals, and deploy hundreds of instruments in the depths of Monterey Bay. On December 1, 2011, the Point Lobos completed its final research cruise.  MBARI’s seafloor-mapping AUV, the D. Allan B. Photo: Phil Sammet © 2010 MBARI
December 5, 2011
MBARI’s seafloor-mapping robot has had a busy year. It documented a huge lava flow from a three-month-old volcanic eruption off the Oregon coast; it charted mysterious three-kilometer-wide scour marks on the seafloor off Northern California; and it unearthed data that challenge existing theories about one of the largest offshore faults in Central California. MBARI researchers will describe these achievements, and others, in 10 different presentations at this week’s meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. Read more |
 NEWS BRIEFS
MBARI researchers sail the Sargasso Sea. 
New MBARI video: 
Applications now being accepted for the 2012 Summer Internship Program
To reduce commute trips and conserve energy, our staff members are working extended hours Monday through every other Friday, generally between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
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