These web pages provide links to mid-ocean ridges, seamounts, hot spots, and margin processes. There are also links to some of the MBARI publications on these topics.

Ken Johnson's chemical sensor group has put together a website with a periodic table of elements that provides information on each element.

Marine biologists at MBARI do most of their research on organisms that live in the open ocean and the deep sea. Their research focuses on a variety of life forms and marine environments.

Web cameras provide views of images from cameras on board our research vessels, remotely operated vehicles, and the MARS science node, 891 meters below the surface of Monterey Bay.

The biological ocean group studies the biogeochemical response to climate and ocean variability. The data used in these investigation come from moorings, satellites, and ships.

Ocean observation systems are under development to provide critical information for research on climate change, biogeochemical cycles, ecosystem assessment, and environmental hazards.

This project allows scientists to monitor the deep-sea 24 hours a day and receive data and images in real time. In addition, it provides instruments with a constant supply of power, eliminating the need to charge batteries.

A fascinating in situ instrument, the ESP has a variety of functions and applications, including the real time collection and analysis of subsurface water samples which would allow instant notification of toxic algal blooms.

Additional information about the history of MBARI can be found by examining our 20-year retrospective.