Ship Operations

圣何塞州立大学基金会(Moss Landing海洋实验室-MLML)将在2000年作为一艘普通海洋研究船运营R/V Point Sur，以支持国家科学基金资助的研究项目。苏尔角有135英尺长。该船建造于1981年，由NSF所有，由MLML运营。该船计划在2000年期间总共使用162天，其中65天用于支持国家科学基金会支持的调查员。其余的巡航将支持海军、USCOE、NOPP以及其他联邦和私人项目。计划在南点的项目代表几个海洋学学科，包括物理和生物海洋学、地质学、鱼类学、海底生态学和海洋哺乳动物行为，并将充分利用该船的能力。该船将用于各种项目，如维护系泊阵列，提供教学培训和课程支持的平台，以及支持机构间合作研究。行动将在莫斯登陆周围地区进行。南点是国家科学基金会支持海洋科学研究的舰队的一部分。大多数海洋项目需要在船上永久安装高度专业化的设备，因此需要专门的船只。这些船只的运作模式与普通货船/渔船不同。因此，NSF支持各种专门用于海洋研究的船只的运营，这些船只由全国各地的大学和机构运营。

0071348CoaleSan Jose State University Foundation (Moss Landing Marine Laboratories- MLML) will operate the R/V Point Sur during 2000 as a general oceanographic research vessel in support of NSF-supported research projects. The Point Sur is a 135 ft. vessel, constructed in 1981, and owned by NSF and operated by MLML. The vessel is scheduled for a total of 162 operational days during 2000, of which 65 days are in support of NSF-supported investigators. The remaining cruises will support Navy, USCOE, NOPP, and other Federal and private projects. The projects scheduled on the Point Sur represent several oceanographic disciplines, including physical and biological oceanography, geology, ichthyology, benthic ecology and marine mammal behavior, and will fully utilize the capabilities of the vessel. The vessel will be used for a variety of projects such as maintaining moored arrays, providing a platform for instructional training and curriculum support, and supporting collaborative interagency research. Operations will take place regionally around Moss Landing.The Point Sur is part of a fleet of ships used by the National Science Foundation in support of marine science research. Most oceanographic projects require highly specialized equipment to be permanently installed on the vessel, thus the necessity for specialized ships. These vessels do not operate in the same mode as general cargo/fishing vessels. As a result, NSF supports the operation of a variety of ships specifically dedicated to oceanographic research that are operated by universities and institutions around the country.***