NOAA ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN COMPETITION TO DESIGN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY ANCHOR

NOAA ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN COMPETITION TO DESIGN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY ANCHOR: "March 1, 2006 � The NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute announced the winners of their design competition for an 'environmentally-friendly' anchor. The competition, initiated in spring 2005, offered two $400 prizes for the best design for a reusable anchor and the best design for a 'disposable' anchor (using materials that minimize environmental impacts). The contest focused on anchors that could be used to secure scientific instruments to the seafloor."