Ship Operations

0071348 CoaleSan Jose州立大学基金会（Moss Landing Marine Laboratories- MLML）将在2000年期间操作R/V Point Sur，作为支持NSF支持的研究项目的一般海洋学研究船。 The Point Sur是一个135英尺。该船建造于1981年，由NSF拥有，由MLML运营。 该船预定在2000年期间共作业162天，其中65天用于支助国家安全部队支助的调查人员。 其余的巡航将支持海军，USCOE，NOPP和其他联邦和私人项目。 计划在Point Sur上进行的项目代表了几个海洋学学科，包括物理和生物海洋学、地质学、鱼类学、底栖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，为教学培训和课程支持提供平台，并支持机构间合作研究。行动将在莫斯兰丁周围的区域进行。南角号是国家科学基金会用于支持海洋科学研究的船队的一部分。 大多数海洋项目需要在船上永久安装高度专业化的设备，因此需要专门的船舶。 这些船只的运作方式与普通货船/渔船不同。 因此，NSF支持由全国各地的大学和机构运营的各种专门用于海洋学研究的船舶的运营。

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.***