Live from the Deep: Explore the coral and sponge gardens of Sur Ridge
June 7, 2021 – On Wednesday, June 30, MBARI will be exploring Sur Ridge and we’d like you to join us!
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Joint expedition focuses on amazing coral gardens off Big Sur coast
Jun 3, 2016 – In early June researchers from MBARI and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary traveled to Sur Ridge to study the corals and sponges that grow on this fascinating underwater mountain.
First-ever study describes deep-sea animal communities on and around a sunken shipping container
May 7, 2014 – Thousands of shipping containers are lost from cargo vessels each year. Many of these containers eventually sink to the deep seafloor. In 2004, scientists at MBARI discovered a lost shipping container almost 1,300 meters (4,200 feet) below the surface of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
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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.