Internship programs at MBARI and the California Academy of Sciences provide undergraduate students with hands-on research experience. Last month, MBARI hosted the Academy’s research interns to learn about ocean science and engineering careers, then MBARI summer interns visited the Academy’s research facilities and museum to explore opportunities in museum-based research.

The Seamount Hotspots expedition continues a long history of collaboration between MBARI and NOAA.

Innovative technologies will help scientists collect detailed data about deep-sea corals and monitor life at Sur Ridge long after this expedition ends.

Planning for this ambitious expedition has been underway for more than a year, as diverse teams assembled the supplies and technology.

This month, researchers from MBARI’s Seafloor Mapping Lab completed a 10-day expedition on the research vessel David Packard to conduct high-resolution mapping surveys with the remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts in Monterey Canyon and a deep-sea octopus nursery near Davidson Seamount. The expedition included the 1,500th dive for Doc Ricketts.

MBARI and the Monterey Bay Aquarium have a rich history of collaboration. This month, MBARI welcomed new Monterey Bay Aquarium CEO Jenny Gray to learn more about MBARI’s work and identify opportunities for further collaboration between our two institutions.

High-quality, publicly available data from the international Argo Program are essential for understanding our changing ocean. Senior Research Specialist Monique Messié recently contributed to a commentary by members of the US CLIVAR Program in the scientific journal Oceanography, reflecting on the program’s remarkable accomplishments.

Last week, MBARI researchers participated in the third International Conference on Seafloor Landforms, Processes and Evolution, sharing recent work in seafloor geosciences with our international peers.

MBARI Senior Scientist Aaron Micallef shares how Geo-Sense leverages distributed acoustic sensing technology to transform monitoring of seafloor processes.

Last month, scientists from MBARI’s Biodiversity and Biooptics Team completed an expedition on the research vessel David Packard to study the biogeography of gelatinous animals. The team conducted blue-water scuba dives and surveys with the remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts to understand population boundaries between Central and Southern California.

The National Marine Educators Association has named MBARI Senior Education and Research Specialist George Matsumoto the recipient of the 2026 James Centorino Award for distinguished performance in marine education.

New research published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B by MBARI researchers and collaborators leverages 30 years of video observations to link association behavior to the evolution of eye structure and transparency in deep-sea hyperiid amphipods.

An internationally recognized leader in studying marine biodiversity in a changing ocean, Senior Scientist Francisco Chavez participated in a series of international conferences and workshops in Europe hosted by the Global Ocean Oxygen Network, the World Biodiversity Forum, and Deutsche Bank.

A monthlong expedition with Schmidt Ocean Institute has provided new insight into fluid circulation and seafloor geology in the remote Doldrums Megatransform and Fracture Zone in the Atlantic Ocean.

This week, MBARI and the Monterey Bay Aquarium hosted members of the board of directors from the Oceano Azul Foundation and ARDITI for a two-day workshop to develop strategies for advancing ocean exploration and science in support of conservation and policy.

Last week, MBARI researchers participated in the inaugural conference for the Midwater Science and Engineering Community, a new initiative to advance collaboration, data sharing, and policy impact for the largest habitat on Earth. During the weeklong conference, our team shared decades of expertise in midwater research and technology with peers from around the world.

MBARI postdoctoral fellows Guillaume Liniger, Olívia Soares Pereira, and Shawnee Traylor have been named inaugural Neptune Fellows. This philanthropic fellowship program, administered by the Mission Neptune initiative, supports young researchers working to advance ocean exploration and science.

Meet the MBARI team and learn more about our latest discoveries and technology innovations at this free, family-friendly community event.

MBARI and partners in the FathomNet Program have released a new version of the FathomVerse community science app. The updated app includes new features to expedite verification of labeled imagery, helping advance the development of AI tools that can accelerate ocean discovery.

An expedition with Schmidt Ocean Institute leveraged imaging systems and AI tools, including some developed by MBARI engineers, to document more than 30 new species from the tropical South Atlantic Ocean.