Aku Recovery Boat (IMAGE)

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Aku Recovery Boat

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Scientists and engineers from MBARI and the University of Hawai'i deployed a trio of autonomous vehicles from the Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor to investigate phytoplankton communities in an ocean eddy north of the Hawaiian Islands. The team is deploying an AUV on leg one of the mission.

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Photo by Thom Hoffman/courtesy of Schmidt Ocean Institute.

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