Last month, MBARI researchers participated in an expedition to deploy advanced imaging systems to study marine snow and ocean carbon transport in the Gulf of Guinea. Part of the Ocean Margins Initiative, this fieldwork is helping to reveal the oceanographic processes in a productive and economically important ecosystem.

During a recent expedition to study seamounts offshore of Central California, MBARI scientists and NOAA collaborators encountered the rarely seen deep-sea bigfin squid (Magnapinna sp.). This exciting encounter was only MBARI’s second sighting of Magnapinna and the first confirmed live observation of this remarkable squid in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean.

Last month, MBARI President and CEO Antje Boetius joined global thought leaders, entrepreneurs, scholars, and experts for a roundtable discussion about ocean science and climate at the Thomas Mann House Los Angeles, highlighting the role of science in society and policy.

This week, MBARI welcomed experts from a wide range of scientific disciplines to discuss the latest research on ctenophores, also known as comb jellies. The Ctenopalooza Ctwo workshop helped foster new collaborations aimed at advancing an integrative understanding of ctenophore biology.

Last month, MBARI hosted the 2026 EARTH workshop, welcoming 25 educators to our research facilities to learn how ocean science, engineering, and data can provide a foundation for classroom lesson plans.

This summer, MBARI welcomed students and early-career scientists from The Lawrence Hall of Science, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Minorities in Shark Sciences to our research facilities to hear firsthand from our team about career opportunities in ocean exploration.