Coming soon: MBARI’s new robotic technology lab
July 28, 2022 – New facility will provide critical support for ocean exploration and research as well as shoreside benefits for the Moss Landing community.
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Fresh from the Deep video series provides inside look at newest ocean explorations
July 7, 2022 – Explore MBARI’s latest deep-sea discoveries on YouTube.
Bioinspiration 2019 Expedition
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.
Biodiversity and Biooptics 2019 Expedition
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.
Midwater Ecology Expedition Spring 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).
Wind Farm Expedition 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.
Seafloor Ecology Expedition 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.
Midwater Ecology Expedition 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).
MBARI researchers help map and scout for hydrothermal vents in Gulf of California
Nov 1, 2018 – Building on their 2015 expedition, MBARI researchers will be mapping the Pescadero Basin and searching for hydrothermal vents.
Station M Instrument Servicing Expedition 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.
Seafloor Fault Expedition 2018
September 14 to October 2, 2018 – MBARI’s Geological Changes group is studying submarine channels and seafloor faults offshore of Southern California.
Exploring deep-sea coral and sponge communities at Sur Ridge
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.
Chasing ocean ecosystem hotspots
June 5-11, 2018 – Large, multi-institution, CANON field experiment employs a wide range of technology to follow hotspots of biological activity.
Studying the biological pump
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.
Annual report showcases MBARI research in digital format
Apr 18, 2018 – New format for annual report showcases highlights of 2017 with in-depth articles, brand new videos, and vivid imagery.
MBARI researchers share research stories at American Museum of Natural History
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.
Peter Brewer receives award from Chinese Academy of Sciences
Feb 22, 2018 – MBARI Senior Adjunct Peter Brewer receives Award for International Scientific Cooperation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Tracking down the whale-shark highway
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.
New study challenges prevailing theory about how deep-sea vents are colonized
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.
Lasers shed light on the inner workings of the giant larvacean
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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About MBARI
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.