Vertical migration timing illuminates importance of predator pressure in the ocean’s twilight zone
June 21, 2021 – Robotics have helped illuminate the motivation for deep-sea animals’ daily journey out of the ocean’s twilight zone.
Risso's dolphins
Risso’s dolphins balance holding their breath and finding food
December 12, 2019 – Using advanced echosounders, MBARI researchers are measuring the distribution, abundance, type, size, and movement of predators and their prey in the deep sea.
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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.