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MBARI news—2016

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Marine chemist Peter Brewer awarded Ewing prize

25 Jul 2016

July 25, 2016 – Last Thursday, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) awarded the prestigious Maurice Ewing Medal to MBARI marine chemist Peter Brewer. This medal is given annually to recognize “significant original contributions to the ocean sciences.”

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Researchers design new camera tag for white sharks

29 Jun 2016

Jun 29, 2016 – Each winter, large white sharks leave the California coast and swim halfway to Hawaii, congregating in an area known as the “White Shark Café.” By attaching a miniature video camera tag to a white shark’s fin, researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) hope to collect video footage that shows—for the first time ever—exactly what the sharks are doing out there.

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Day of Engineering, Science, and Technology 2016

22 Jun 2016

Jun 22, 2016 – During MBARI’s annual Day of Engineering, Science, and Technology, the staff presented new research and development to the institute’s board of directors. Wide-ranging presentations and a “tools of the trade” walking tour comprised this year’s special day, which focused on the theme “extending our reach”.

24

MBARI celebrates Cephalopod Week 2016

22 Jun 2016

Jun 22, 2016 – This week MBARI joins the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Science Friday, and other organizations in celebrating Cephalopod Week 2016.

25

Joint expedition focuses on amazing coral gardens off Big Sur coast

03 Jun 2016

Jun 3, 2016 – In early June researchers from MBARI and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary traveled to Sur Ridge to study the corals and sponges that grow on this fascinating underwater mountain.

26

MBARI 2015 Annual Report published

19 May 2016

May 19, 2016 – This unusual hydrothermal vent is one of many discoveries from a Gulf of California expedition highlighted in the 2015 Annual Report. The publication also features several science and engineering projects conducted close to home in Monterey Bay and includes a preview of some of the institute’s emerging technologies.

27

A fiberglass shark fin–art piece or research tool?

18 May 2016

May 18, 2016 – Engineer Thom Maughan created a lot of buzz at MBARI when he left a blue fiberglass shark fin in the upstairs lobby.

28

MBARI’s machine shop welcomes a new five-axis milling machine

11 May 2016

May 11, 2016 – Five axes are better than three when it comes to milling parts for complex technology. Ray Thompson, MBARI’s machine shop supervisor, remarked that a 5-axis machine allows our scientists and engineers to “design around the technology”.

29

The R/V Paragon—a small vessel that proves to be a real workhorse

02 May 2016

May 2, 2016 – The smallest member of the MBARI seagoing fleet, the R/V Paragon, often runs multiple missions in a day.

30

New ROV tests the waters at MBARI

02 May 2016

May 2, 2016 – Over the past week, a team of engineers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) have been testing their new remotely operated vehicle (ROV), SuBastian, in MBARI’s test tank.

31

Rescuing an open-ocean float on a stormy day

21 Apr 2016

Apr 21, 2016 – About a week ago, MBARI marine chemists Hans Jannasch and Ken Johnson went on a little boat ride, chasing an open-ocean profiling float that was drifting in the California Current, about 100 miles offshore.

32

The impact of the Southern Ocean on climate

17 Mar 2016

Mar 17, 2016 – MBARI Scientist Ken Johnson and his Chemical Sensors Group are part of a large collaborative effort to place sensors in the Southern Ocean to monitor changing conditions. The video explains the technology used in this project.

33

MBARI donates mill to high school robotics team

08 Mar 2016

Mar 8, 2016 – A large piece of surplus MBARI equipment will go a long way to helping some local students. In early March, MBARI donated a mill from its machine shop to nearby Monterey High School.

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34

Deep-sea feasts tied to sea cucumber population booms

07 Mar 2016

March 7, 2016 – Some sea cucumbers may experience huge population booms following deep-sea “feasts.”

Humpback whale photo and spectrograms of whale calls
35

Underwater microphone provides tantalizing new perspective on Monterey Bay

18 Feb 2016

Feb 18, 2016 – Researchers at MBARI have learned a lot about Monterey Bay using robotic submersibles to look deep below the bay’s surface. Now they can listen to the bay as well, using an ultra-sensitive underwater microphone.

36

Deep-sea worms slither around the bottom of the animal tree of life

08 Feb 2016

Feb 8, 2016 – The deep sea is full of strange and little-known worms. A new paper coauthored by MBARI molecular biologist Robert Vrijenhoek describes four newly named species of worms in the genus Xenoturbella that have mouths, but no eyes, brains, stomachs, or anuses.

37

R/V Western Flyer at shipyard for engine rebuild

26 Jan 2016

Jan 26, 2016 – MBARI research vessel Western Flyer will spend the first few months of 2016 in dry dock while two of its engines are rebuilt as part of their scheduled service.

38

Signs of a turbidity event in Monterey Canyon

21 Jan 2016

Jan 21, 2016 – On Friday, January 15, an event on the floor of Monterey Canyon triggered two sediment transport event detectors. A few days later, a benthic event detector, originally deployed at a depth of 200 meters in the canyon, drifted ashore in Santa Cruz.

39

MBARI launches redesigned website

11 Jan 2016

Jan 11, 2016 – MBARI has launched an entirely new version of our website, with expanded access to our data, technology, and research projects.

40

Successful launch of new genomic sensor

31 Dec 2015

Jan 4, 2016 – The new, smaller version of the Environmental Sample Processor made its debut flight in the payload of a long-range-autonomous underwater vehicle.

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