The Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) is a multi-campus marine research consortium of the California State University System, headquartered at Moss Landing, California.

Organization

Moss Landing Marine Laboratories is part of the

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, administered by San Jose State University (SJSU), and located in Moss Landing, California. The main building is located at 8272 Moss Landing Road, . It was established in 1966. At the midpoint of the coast of

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, it is only a few hundred meters from Monterey Canyon, the largest undersea canyon on the west coast of the Americas. The facility is a sea grant college, which offers a Master's of Science degree in marine sciences through the seven universities that make up the consortium, as well as offering graduate and undergraduate marine science courses to the students of the campuses. The seven members of the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories consortium are: *

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* California State University, Monterey Bay *

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Researchers at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories also collaborate with scientists at other institutions in analysis of marine chemistry and marine species. One frequent partner for such collaboration is the Marine Mammal Center.

Research vessels

MLML operates two vessels, the R/V ''John H. Martin'', and the R/V ''Sheila B''.

Sea Grant

Moss Landing Marine Laboratories participates in the Sea Grant Colleges program by hosting an office of the UC Sea Grant Extension Program, affiliated with

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Projects

The Submersible Capable of Under Ice Navigation and Imaging was a

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funded research project for robotic under the sea ice for surveying and exploration in Antarctica from 2007 through 2009. The Vertical Transport and Exchange of Ocean Particulate program (VERTEX) was initiated by Moss Landing Marine Labs in 1981 by Dr. John Martin. This project resulted in the development of the iron fertilization theory (then known as the iron hypothesis), which contends that iron is a limiting factor for

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production in high-nutrient low-chlorophyll (HNLC) zones. Martin was dubbed the "Iron Man" for his role in this discovery. File:MLML Library.jpg, MLML library File:MLML study area.jpg, Study area File:Stellers Sea lion - Eumetopias jubatus at MLML.jpg, Steller's sea lion - '' Eumetopias jubatus''

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