The sea surface and sunlit waters just below invite studies of plankton and the biogeochemistry of a changing ocean.
An area without sunlight or solid surfaces and often low levels of oxygen, the midwater of the ocean is the largest habitat on earth.
Bubbling gases, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and changing biological communities are among the complex processes of the deep seafloor.
The Submarine Volcanism Group recently mapped and explored the lava flows on Axial Seamount in the Pacific Northwest.
MBARI researchers share their findings and discoveries through a variety of publications and presentations.
Scientists compare the drifting animal community in the Sargasso Sea 40 years later.
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.