![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090508001505im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field New Deep-sea Observatory Goes Live
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November 17, 2008
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On Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, the the first deep-sea ocean observatory offshore of the continental United States went "live," returning the scientific data from 900 meters below the ocean surface.
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Source Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
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