Oct 1, 2020 – Recordings from MBARI’s deep-sea hydrophone show that blue whales mostly sing at night when they are feeding, but are more likely to sing during the daytime when they are migrating.
Sept 21, 2020 – Researchers from MBARI and the USGS recently published a paper showing how MBARI’s environmental sample processors can be used to monitor the health of rivers.
Sept 8, 2020 – MBARI scientists use sound to track day-to-day changes in the eruption of an underwater volcano.
August 18, 2020 – Using mapping AUV data, MBARI researchers worked with Frame 48 to develop the highest resolution animation of Monterey Canyon to date.
August 14, 2020 – Today the New York Times ran an editorial highlighting the potential effects of deep-sea mining on midwater animals.
August 4, 2020 – Using recordings from MBARI’s deep-sea hydrophone, researchers concluded that the sounds of seal-bombs could affect the behavior of harbor porpoises in and around Monterey Bay.
July 30, 2020 – MBARI’s Summer 2020 CANON experiment shows how robots can collect samples and data at sea even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 21, 2020 – Using a sweeping DNA analysis technique, MBARI researchers explored the boundaries between different communities of tiny drifting animals along the California coast.
July 13, 2020 – A new research paper shows that some of the most common and iconic deep-sea corals can create their own light.
July 8, 2020 – A new study argues that deep-sea mining poses significant risks not only to seafloor ecosystems, but also to animals in the vast midwater realm.
June 16, 2020 – A recent special issue of the journal Deep-Sea Research II features 16 new papers about MBARI’s long-term, deep-sea research site Station M.
June 3, 2020 – A new study published in Nature describes a unique laser-based system for constructing 3D models of diaphanous marine animals and their mucous structures in the deep sea.
April 28, 2020 – MBARI’s underwater mapping efforts off the Pacific Northwest have revealed almost 600 hydrothermal chimneys rising from the deep seafloor.
April 22, 2020 – MBARI’s 2019 Annual Report provides a multimedia view of the institute’s latest research and technology.
April 7, 2020 – A 30-year study off the California coast has revealed dramatic fluctuations in deep-sea animal communities.
March 31, 2020 – Researchers are using an Environmental Sample Processor to detect endangered Bryde’s whales in the Gulf of Mexico.
March 23, 2020 – Humboldt squid communicate with each other using changing patterns of light and dark pigment in their skin.
March 17, 2020 – Scientists analyze the threats faced by deep-sea animals that migrate vertically each day.
March 5, 2020 – Research in the depths of the Gulf of California give scientists a clue as to how climate change could affect fish communities.
February 20, 2020 – Time-lapse photography in the deep sea over 30 years reveals sponges “coughing” and moving across the seafloor.
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.