News from MBARI — 2012
This page summarizes recent discoveries, achievements, publications, and events at MBARI. Some of these are documented in news releases or full-length feature stories. Others are simply short news briefs that appeared on the MBARI home page.
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Feature Story — 17 January 2012: A farewell tribute to the research vessel Point Lobos 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. |
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^Following its last research cruise, the research vessel Point Lobos returned to Moss Landing Harbor at sunset.
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