Scientist Andrea Fassbender receives leadership award
December 19, 2019 – Marine Chemist Andrea Fassbender received the Early Career Scientist Leadership Award.
MBARI news—2019
Risso’s dolphins balance holding their breath and finding food
December 12, 2019 – Using advanced echosounders, MBARI researchers are measuring the distribution, abundance, type, size, and movement of predators and their prey in the deep sea.
Researchers discover mysterious holes in the seafloor off Central California
December 9, 2019 – During a recent survey off the coast of Big Sur, MBARI researchers discovered thousands of mysterious holes or pits in the seafloor.
Seafloor cable used to detect earthquakes, faults, and storm waves
November 28, 2019 – In a new paper in Science magazine, researchers describe an experiment that turned the seafloor cable on MBARI’s MARS ocean observatory into the equivalent of 10,000 seismic stations on the ocean floor.
Newly updated Our Shared Seas website provides critical summary of ocean health
November 13, 2019 – New website brings together relevant ocean conservation data into one easy-to-use platform.
Humpback whale songs in your living room
October 22, 2019 – Ocean lovers can now listen to the sounds of Monterey Bay live on the web or through Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa.
Glowing to the bottom
October 17, 2019 – MBARI researchers recently found that animals living on the deep seafloor are much less likely to produce light than those swimming or drifting in the “midwater.”
New exhibit showcases the soundscape of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
October 8, 2019 – A new exhibit at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center features recordings from MBARI’s deep-sea hydrophone.
MBARI mourns the loss of Roman Marin III
October 2, 2019 – MBARI Senior Research Technician Roman Marin III passed away unexpectedly last month.
Climate change: A triple threat for the ocean
September 25, 2019 – A just-released scientific report connects a host of ocean changes with human activities that take place largely on land.
Learning how to restore deep-sea coral communities
September 18, 2019 – Researchers test methods to restore deep-sea corals via translocation at Sur Ridge.
When the humpbacks sing
September 16, 2019 – A new study shows how the amount of humpback song in Monterey Bay varies over days, months, and even years.
16 things you probably didn’t know about cephalopod sex
September 12, 2019 – A new paper summarizes the quirky sexual and reproductive behaviors of octopuses, squids, and their relatives.
Spotting skates: Two decades of deep-sea video observations
September 11, 2019 – In a recent study, researchers compiled data from 18 years of rare video observations on deep-water skates.
Long-range autonomous underwater vehicle completes 150th mission
August 28, 2019 – MBARI celebrates the 150th deployment of its first long-range autonomous underwater vehicle, Tethys.
MBARI robots cruise Lake Erie looking for toxic algae
August 26, 2019 – Researchers from MBARI and NOAA are using underwater robots and a robotic laboratory to study potentially toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie.
Pockmarks and pingos, part II
August 19, 2019 – A new research paper by MBARI and Taiwanese researchers shows how mysterious hills and pits may have formed in the deep seafloor off Taiwan.
An autonomous vehicle coupled with a robotic laboratory proves its worth
August 14, 2019 – Study confirms that autonomously collected samples of eDNA are equivalent to samples collected using traditional, manual methods.
Making the case for managing the ocean’s twilight zone
August 12, 2019 – The UN is urged to include the midwater in upcoming discussions about management of life in the open ocean.
Where biology meets technology: A summer intern story
August 9, 2019 – An MBARI summer intern develops an open-source project for people who want to create their own animal-camera tag.
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Research programs at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) encompass the entire ocean, from the surface waters to the deep seafloor, and from the coastal zone to the open sea. The need to understand the ocean in all its complexity and variability drives MBARI's research and development efforts.