Station M: A long-term observatory on the abyssal seafloor
For 30 years, MBARI Senior Scientist Ken Smith and his colleagues have studied deep-sea communities at a research site called Station M.
For 30 years, MBARI Senior Scientist Ken Smith and his colleagues have studied deep-sea communities at a research site called Station M.
December 3, 2018 – Pulses of sinking debris carry large amounts of carbon to the deep seafloor, but are poorly represented in global climate models.
March 7, 2016 – Some sea cucumbers may experience huge population booms following deep-sea “feasts.”
Sept 23, 2014 – Over one thousand miles wide and three thousand miles long, the Sargasso Sea occupies almost two thirds of the North Atlantic Ocean. Within the sea, circling ocean currents accumulate mats of Sargassum seaweed that shelter a surprising variety of fishes, snails, crabs, and other small animals.
November 11, 2013 – Population booms of algae or animals near the sea surface can sometimes result in huge pulses of organic material sinking to the deep seafloor.