Chasing Marine Snowstorms: Spring 2026 04.10.26 April 9–13, 2026 – MBARI’s Carbon Flux Ecology Team will use advanced imaging systems to study marine snow and measure the transport of carbon to the depths of Monterey Canyon.
Deep Sea 3D: Sur Ridge Spring 2026 03.09.26 March 10–17, 2026 – MBARI scientists and engineers will use the CoMPAS Lab’s innovative new mapping sensors and software to survey Sur Ridge’s coral gardens.
Seafloor Ecology Spring 2020 03.02.20 March 2 – 7, 2020 – The Benthic Biology and Ecology Group is heading out to study deep-sea communities in three different environments.
Biodiversity and Biooptics 2020 Expedition 01.28.20 January 28 – February 2, 2020 – The Bioluminescence Lab will conduct ROV dives to study the biochemical, physiological, and genetic adaptations that midwater organisms have evolved to survive and diversify in the deep sea.
Seafloor Ecology Winter Expedition 2019 12.13.19 December 13 – 17, 2019 – The Benthic Biology and Ecology Group is heading out to study deep-sea communities in three different environments.
Midwater Ecology Expedition Fall 2019 11.15.19 November 15-21, 2019 – The Midwater Ecology Group is studying and collecting midwater animals in conjunction with collaborators from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research and Auckland University.
Axial Seamount Seafloor-Mapping Expedition 08.17.19 September 4, 2019 – The R/V Rachel Carson just returned from a successful 18-day mapping expedition at Axial Seamount, off the coast of Oregon.
Bioinspiration Expedition 2019 08.14.19 August 14—20, 2019 – The Bioinspiration Group will be using a new suite of imaging tools and ROV collections to understand the form and function of midwater animals for bioinspired design.
Central California Carbon, pH, and O2 (C3PO) Expedition 07.23.19 July 24-29, 2019 – Scientist Yui Takeshita led a cruise on the R/V Western Flyer to observe changes in ocean chemistry along the Central California Coast.
Biodiversity and Biooptics 2019 Expedition 07.09.19 July 9-17, 2019 – The Bioluminescence Lab will conduct ROV and scuba dives to study the biochemical, physiological, and genetic adaptations that midwater organisms have evolved to survive and diversify in the deep sea.