MBARI announces construction of new state-of-the-art research ship, R/V David Packard
April 20, 2021 – MBARI is embarking on a new chapter in its ocean research with the construction of a state-of-the-art ship named in honor of MBARI's founder.
MBARI research and technology featured in 2020 Annual Report
April 08, 2021 – MBARI’s 2020 Annual Report provides a multimedia view of the institute’s latest research and technology.
Seagrasses turn back the clock on ocean acidification
March 31, 2021 – The most extensive study yet of how seagrasses can buffer ocean acidification was published today.
Unlocking the mysteries of the Arctic seafloor
March 10, 2021 – Researchers use MBARI's robotic fleet to investigate an abundance of scars left by submarine landslides along the edge of the continental slope of the Beaufort Sea.
Seeing Sur Ridge: New animation transforms deep-sea mapping data to reveal the majesty of an underwater oasis
March 1, 2021 – MBARI researchers and visual effects artists team up to transform deep-sea mapping data and reveal the majesty of an underwater oasis just off the coast of Point Sur.
Taking the lab into the ocean: A coordinated fleet of robots successfully tracks and monitors microbial communities
January 13, 2021 – Researchers recently enabled a trio of self-driving robots to locate, follow, and sample a layer of microbes as they drifted in an open-ocean eddy.
Glow your own: Comb jellies make their own glowing compounds instead of getting them from food
December 10, 2020 – At least nine major groups of deep-sea animals, including jellies, corals, brittle stars, squids, and fish, use the same light-emitting chemical, coelenterazine, to power their displays.
eDNA sampling is a method for identifying species of interest—both non-native and for conservation—in aquatic ecosystems without the need to sample the organism. Learn more about the process on our new interactive eDNA web page.
MBARI Response to COVID-19 virus
In accordance with county guidelines, MBARI is engaging in a phased reopening. For the time being, we remain closed to visitors.
