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July 24, 2008
MBARI open house provides fun for all ages
 Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) pilot Mark Talkovic demonstrates the use of ROV Ventana's manipulator arm during the 2008 open house.
MBARI's held its annual open house on July 19, 2008. This once-a-year event featured science and technology exhibits, displays of deep-sea video, research presentations, children's activities, ocean career information, and much more.  In 2005, MBARI researcher Ken Smith (at right) led an expedition to study life around Antarctic icebergs using a variety of tools, including this small remotely operated vehicle (ROV).
May 30, 2008
Why would anyone want to go to Antarctica in the middle of winter? Well, for one thing, it's a good place to study icebergs. In December 2005, marine ecologist Ken Smith led a team that spent a month in Antarctica's Weddell Sea, and came away with a new perspective on icebergs. Instead of just immense chunks of sterile ice, they found that some Antarctic icebergs are floating oases of life. In June 2008, Smith and his colleagues will be heading south again, this time to find out more precisely why icebergs attract so much marine life. Read more. |
NEWS BRIEFS
 Salp chain
Salps are gelatinous animals that live in the open ocean, but are closely related to the "sea squirts" (tunicates) seen in tidepools. More.
At the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 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. To reduce commute trips and conserve energy, we are closed every other Friday.
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