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MBARI news—2016

1

A seafloor robot breaks a world record and reveals new data for climate change modeling

16 Dec 2016

Dec 16, 2016 – MBARI’s Benthic Rover, an autonomous seafloor crawler, recently broke it’s own world record, spending over a year autonomously crawling across the deep seafloor and collecting scientific data without any help from humans.

2

MBARI’s seafloor maps provide new information about 2015 eruption at Axial Seamount

14 Dec 2016

Dec 15, 2016 – Axial Seamount, a large underwater volcano off of the Oregon coast, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, having last erupted in 2015. At the Fall 2016 meeting of the American Geophysical Union, MBARI researchers unveiled a new seafloor map that reveals previously undocumented lava flows from the 2015 eruption.

3

US government approves $11 million grant for “eyes on the ocean” off Central and Northern California

30 Nov 2016

Nov 30, 2016 – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently approved a five-year, $11 million grant to the Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS). On December 5-6, 2016, CeNCOOS will hold its annual meeting to discuss recent discoveries and future plans for monitoring the coast using funds from their new federal grant.

4

Taking a closer look leads to rediscovery of a prevalent deep-sea animal

21 Nov 2016

Nov 21, 2016 – A century after its first discovery, the existence of the giant larvacean, B. charon, was confirmed by MBARI scientists when a routine sample collection turned extraordinary.

5

Automating a 20-year survey of deep-sea animals

14 Nov 2016

Nov 14, 2016 – A new MBARI robot will add to the midwater observations researchers have been making with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for nearly two decades.

6

The pointy-nosed blue chimaera really gets around

04 Nov 2016

Nov 4, 2016 – An unusual deep-sea fish that was previously identified in the Southeastern Pacific has recently been found to live around the Hawaiian Islands and off the coast of Central California as well.

7

Young king crabs found hitchhiking on sea pigs

27 Oct 2016

Oct 27, 2016 – A recent paper shows that some juvenile king crabs hitch rides on wandering sea cucumbers, perhaps as a way of evading predators.

8

New MBARI scientist uses sound to study ocean predators and their prey

07 Oct 2016

Oct 7, 2016 – MBARI’s newest senior scientist, Kelly Benoit-Bird, uses sound to observe animals such as seabirds and dolphins as they chase their prey underwater.

9

MBARI hosts workshop on ocean observatories

05 Oct 2016

Oct 5, 2016 – Over 40 ocean technologists attended a workshop at MBARI to review the state of performance of engineering infrastructure of ocean observatories and science sensors.

10

The challenges of sending equipment out to sea

03 Oct 2016

Oct 3, 2016 – During a recent mission, MBARI’s Wave Glider Tiny ran into some problems. When MBARI engineers went to sea to recover the Wave Glider, they discovered major damage to the fiberglass hull, mast, and solar panels.

11

L’Oreal Women in Science Fellowship awarded

27 Sep 2016

Sept 27, 2016 – MBARI Postdoctoral Fellow Anela Choy, who studies the impacts of plastic debris on ocean food webs, has been selected as one of five recipients of the L’Oreal Women in Science Fellowship for 2016.

12

What happens when dance and science merge?

27 Sep 2016

Sept 27, 2016 – What happens when you merge dance and science? SpectorDance and MBARI have done it again with Ocean Trilogy.

13

MBARI receives award at Oceans 2016 conference

22 Sep 2016

Sept 22, 2016 – This week, the Oceanic Engineering Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) presented MBARI with an award for the Institute’s “consistent presence and efforts towards the goals of the society to advance ocean research for the science and technology community.”

14

MBARI Adjunct Victoria Orphan receives “genius grant”

22 Sep 2016

Sept 22, 2016 – MBARI Adjunct Victoria Orphan has been named a 2016 MacArthur Fellow, in recognition of her work on microbial communities in extreme environments and their impact on the cycling of nutrients and energy through the oceans.

15

Cannibalism in the deep sea

31 Aug 2016

Aug 31, 2016 – Cannibalism is not so unusual in the deep sea, especially for squid, but until recently the diet of Gonatus squid was largely unknown. Remotely operated vehicle observations of these squid in their natural habitat have enabled scientists to learn a great deal more about their feeding behavior.

16

MBARI partners with Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to study deep seafloor animals

26 Aug 2016

Aug 25, 2016 – From August 24 to 28, 2016, researchers from MBARI and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary conducted research on the deep seafloor of the Sanctuary. The public can read daily notes on these dives on the Sanctuary’s web site.

17

Mission to the Great Lakes

12 Aug 2016

Aug 12, 2016 – MBARI’s Tethys long-range autonomous underwater vehicle recently travelled to one of the world’s largest freshwater ecosystems—the Great Lakes. This operation is a collaborative effort between MBARI and the Great Lakes Science Center, and is this vehicle’s first-ever freshwater deployment.

18

A profiling float becomes clear

10 Aug 2016

Aug 10, 2016 – Peering into the insides of a machine can be a useful way to learn about how it works. MBARI researchers Ken Johnson and Hans Jannasch created a transparent version of a profiling float, an instrument that makes biogeochemical measurements in the ocean, for educational purposes.

19

Researchers investigate jet engine found in Monterey Bay

10 Aug 2016

Aug 10, 2016 – In 2014, MBARI researchers discovered a jet engine on the floor of Monterey Bay. Since that time, MBARI Deputy Director of Marine Operations Chris Grech has been gathering clues as to how this engine arrived on the muddy seafloor of the bay.

20

New sampler designed for MBARI’s long-range autonomous underwater vehicle: the “Sipper”

27 Jul 2016

Jul 27, 2016 – A newly designed seawater sampler promises to automate monthly water sample collection, freeing up ship and personnel resources for other research projects.

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