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Sand dunes lurk deep beneath bay discovery could help limit beach erosion

Posted on Dec 13, 2006 They are creeping along the bottom of Monterey Bay, hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface. In the cold blackness, they stretch up to 15 feet high and 200 feet long. Blue whales? Sea monsters? Sand dunes. And CSUMB professors Doug Smith and Rikk Kvitek are involved in the research.
– San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 13, 2006