This week, MBARI President and CEO Antje Boetius participated in the Monaco Polar Symposium, bringing her extensive experience in polar sciences to international discussions about the challenges facing polar environments and communities.

MBARI scientists and engineers have joined an expedition with MARUM aboard the German research vessel Sonne to study the seafloor offshore of Southern California. Using MBARI’s autonomous robots, the expedition team will map fluid seeps in the San Clemente Basin for further study with MARUM’s remotely operated vehicle.

During a scientific cruise in Monterey Bay aboard MBARI’s research vessel Rachel Carson last month, biologists from our education and conservation partner, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, encountered a baby glass squid (family Cranchiidae).

MBARI researchers and their collaborators used advanced underwater robots to map and sample three extraordinarily large lava flow fields near Axial Seamount, an active volcano offshore of Oregon. The team recently published their findings in the scientific journal Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.

A team of MBARI scientists and engineers shared their latest findings in seafloor science and mapping at a symposium organized by Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and Doerr School of Sustainability. The two-day event showcased cutting-edge research in seafloor processes and explored new pathways for collaboration.

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) has named MBARI Senior Scientist Kelly Benoit-Bird a 2025 Sustaining Fellow. Each year, ASLO honors select members for their contributions to the scientific community. Sustaining Fellows are recognized as having sustained excellence in their contributions to ASLO and the aquatic sciences.