This week, MBARI Senior Education and Research Specialist George Matsumoto and Monterey Bay Aquarium Dive Safety Officer/Senior Manager of Dive Operations Scott Chapman participated in the Kona Aquatic Conference, sharing how fieldwork in Hawaiʻi is helping scientists understand life in the deep sea and inspire ocean conservation.

Last week, MBARI staff and former summer interns participated in the 2026 SACNAS Annual Conference, the country’s leading multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM conference.

Last week, MBARI researchers participated in the 2026 Global eDNA Conference, sharing their latest developments in eDNA science and technology with peers from around the world.

This week, MBARI welcomed marine science students and early-career professionals from the Monterey Area Research Institutions’ Network for Education to an immersive day of networking and professional development.

New research published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society by a team of scientists from MBARI, the University of Gdańsk, New York University, and Yale University uses museum material, submersible observations, and genomic sequencing to review the diversity of deep-sea Bargmannia siphonophores, revealing two previously unknown species.

MBARI President and CEO Antje Boetius has been awarded the title of Knight of the French National Order of Merit, recognizing her contributions to ocean science and policy.