The head of the Monterey Submarine Canyon, the largest such feature on the west coast of the Americas, is located a few hundred meters west of MLML.
You can work conveniently in a diversity of deep-water habitats in the canyon because 1000-meter depths occur within one hour's steaming time of the harbor.
To the east of MLML and north of CSUMB is Elkhorn Slough, one of the largest, relatively unspoiled salt marshes remaining on the Pacific Coast.
Sand dunes, rocky intertidal environments, and subtidal kelp forests provide further valuable areas for scientific study on the shores of the Monterey Bay. These rich features of our location facilitate your study and research in all marine science disciplines.
Revised 5/30/05