今回の世界の海ザッピングは度々登場するモントレーベイ水族館研究所（Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Insitution）のFacebookのページからの紹介です。
今回の投稿は魚や深海の生物の紹介ではなく、新たに調査船を導入したという話題です。
この調査船は今までできなかったさらに深い深海の調査もできるようで、3000mから4000mの深さまで調査が可能になると。これで、モントレー湾の一番深い場所まで調査することができるようになったとのこと。
夢が広がるというと大げさかもしれませんが、これからまたどんどんいろんな貴重な映像や今まで見たことが無い生物なども発見されていくかもしれませんね。
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MBARI is beginning the next chapter in our work with the construction of a new research vessel named after our founder, David Packard. For over three decades, MBARI research has revealed the astounding diversity of life deep beneath the surface, and the institute’s technology innovations have provided priceless insights into the ocean’s geological, ecological, and biogeochemical processes.
The new research ship will enable continued exploration of the deep sea, from the midnight zone—the inky depths below 1,000 meters (about 3,300 feet)—to the abyssal seafloor 4,000 meters (13,100 feet) deep. As the command center for the remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts, the David Packard will allow researchers to continue exploring the deepest reaches of the Monterey Canyon and beyond. The new ship will also be capable of deploying a variety of autonomous underwater vehicles. These robots can conduct visual and acoustic surveys, sample seawater, and map the seafloor. The ship will be 50 meters (164 feet) long and 12.8 meters (42 feet) wide with a draft of 3.7 meters (12 feet). It will support an operations crew of 12 and a science crew of 18.
We are looking forward to welcoming the R/V David Packard into our fleet in late 2023.
Learn more about the new vessel: https://mbari.co/MBARINewShip
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