New study finds microplastic throughout Monterey Bay
June 6, 2019 – A new study shows that microplastic particles are not only common from the surface to the seafloor, but they’re also being incorporated into marine food webs.
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Larvaceans provide a pathway for transporting microplastics into deep-sea food webs
Aug 16, 2017 – A new paper by MBARI researchers shows that filter-feeding animals called giant larvaceans can collect and consume microplastic particles, potentially carrying microplastics to the deep seafloor.
L’Oreal Women in Science Fellowship awarded
Sept 27, 2016 – MBARI Postdoctoral Fellow Anela Choy, who studies the impacts of plastic debris on ocean food webs, has been selected as one of five recipients of the L’Oreal Women in Science Fellowship for 2016.
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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.