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Coming soon: MBARI’s new robotic technology lab

28 Jul 2022

July 28, 2022 – New facility will provide critical support for ocean exploration and research as well as shoreside benefits for the Moss Landing community.

A female Bathyteuthis deep-sea squid carrying a gelatinous sheet of eggs
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Fresh from the Deep video series provides inside look at newest ocean explorations

07 Jul 2022

July 7, 2022 – Explore MBARI’s latest deep-sea discoveries on YouTube.

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Bioinspiration 2019 Expedition

16 Aug 2019

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.

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Biodiversity and Biooptics 2019 Expedition

15 Jul 2019

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.

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Midwater Ecology Expedition Spring 2019

07 Mar 2019

March 8-14, 2019 – The Midwater Ecology Group is measuring oxygen consumption rates of select deep-sea animals using a custom-designed tool, the Midwater Respirometry System (MRS).

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Wind Farm Expedition 2019

31 Jan 2019

February 4 to 14, 2019 – MBARI’s Geological Changes group is investigating the activity of submarine channels, gullies, and pockmarks as well as beginning to conduct post-lay impacts of submarine telecommunications cables.

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Seafloor Ecology Expedition 2018

29 Nov 2018

November 30 to December 5, 2018 – The Benthic biology and ecology group is heading out to study deep-sea communities in three different environments.

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Midwater Ecology Expedition 2018

08 Nov 2018

November 9-17, 2018 – The Midwater Ecology Group is measuring oxygen consumption rates of select deep-sea animals using a custom-designed tool, the Midwater Respirometry System (MRS).

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MBARI researchers help map and scout for hydrothermal vents in Gulf of California

01 Nov 2018

Nov 1, 2018 – Building on their 2015 expedition, MBARI researchers will be mapping the Pescadero Basin and searching for hydrothermal vents.

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Station M Instrument Servicing Expedition 2018

18 Oct 2018

October 17-25, 2018 – The Pelagic-Benthic Coupling Group traveled out to Station M to service autonomous instruments that have been down at 4,000 meters for the past year.

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Seafloor Fault Expedition 2018

13 Sep 2018

September 14 to October 2, 2018 – MBARI’s Geological Changes group is studying submarine channels and seafloor faults offshore of Southern California.

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Exploring deep-sea coral and sponge communities at Sur Ridge

23 Jul 2018

July 12-16, 2018 – MBARI bilogists recently completed a research cruise to study the ecology of deep-sea corals and sponges at Sur Ridge, off the Big Sur coast.

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Chasing ocean ecosystem hotspots

12 Jun 2018

June 5-11, 2018 – Large, multi-institution, CANON field experiment employs a wide range of technology to follow hotspots of biological activity.

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Studying the biological pump

29 May 2018

May 17-19, 2018 – During a recent research cruise MBARI’s Marine Microbial Ecology Group and their colleagues retrieved experiments from the seafloor to learn about carbon cycling in the deep sea.

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Annual report showcases MBARI research in digital format

18 Apr 2018

Apr 18, 2018 – New format for annual report showcases highlights of 2017 with in-depth articles, brand new videos, and vivid imagery.

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MBARI researchers share research stories at American Museum of Natural History

28 Feb 2018

Feb 28, 2018 – Two of MBARI’s newer researchers—Kelly Benoit-Bird and Kakani Katija—are being featured in a program at the American Museum of Natural History.

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Peter Brewer receives award from Chinese Academy of Sciences

22 Feb 2018

Feb 22, 2018 – MBARI Senior Adjunct Peter Brewer receives Award for International Scientific Cooperation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Tracking down the whale-shark highway

30 Aug 2017

Aug 30, 2017 – MBARI oceanographer John Ryan and his colleagues discovered that whale sharks swim across the Eastern Tropical Pacific following fronts—dynamic boundaries between warm and cold ocean waters.

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New study challenges prevailing theory about how deep-sea vents are colonized

24 Jul 2017

Jul 24, 2017 – Despite their close proximity, two recently discovered hydrothermal vent fields in the Gulf of California host very different animal communities. This finding contradicts a common scientific assumption that neighboring vents will share similar animal communities.

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Lasers shed light on the inner workings of the giant larvacean

03 May 2017

May 3, 2017 – New laser technology is allowing MBARI scientists to look into the structure of giant larvaceans–tadpole-like marine animals that are important players in ocean ecosystems.

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