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March 20, 2013  This image shows concentrations of chlorophyll, an indicator of algal blooms, over the San Pedro Shelf, during the March 2013 ECOHAB experiment. The thin lines are paths of research ships and underwater robots.
Killing wildlife and occasionally sickening people, harmful algal blooms can be more than just a nuisance. The ECOHAB (Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms) research program is providing key information that may one day allow researchers to predict when and where blooms are likely to occur. During March 2013, ECOHAB researchers will be conducting a month-long study of harmful algal blooms in Southern California, using a variety of oceanographic tools and techniques developed at MBARI.  A swarm of Chrysaora jellies swims near the surface of Monterey Bay.
February 15, 2013
A surge in jellyfish blooms over the past decade has spawned similar blooms of public fascination with these sea drifters and their apparent saturation of our oceans. Images of fish nets and nuclear-plant intake pipes clogged with gelatinous sacks of tentacles have flared concerns for fisheries and public safety. But recent work from an international team of marine scientists, including MBARI biologist Steve Haddock, suggests that this recent population explosion might only reflect half of the jellyfish story. Read more |
 NEWS BRIEFS
Hot off the press: MBARI's 2012 Annual Report highlights research accomplishments during the past year. 
Read about exciting discoveries during MBARI's recent Southern California Expedition 
MBARI-developed instrument launched to detect red tides in the Gulf of Maine
To reduce commute trips and conserve energy, our staff members are working extended hours Monday through every other Friday, generally between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
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Sea lions on MBARI's M0 mooring
