Seafloor Mapping Lab
Developing tools and techniques to map the seafloor autonomously and with high resolution.
Sur Ridge Projects
Ocean Imaging Project
The Ocean Imaging Project is developing a system for mapping the seafloor and steep walls at cm-scale and higher resolution with lasers, cameras, and sonar.
Biology and ecology
The Benthic Biology Lab looks at the habitats and lives of deep-sea organisms. The cold, dark, deep sea is relatively unexplored, so much of our research aims to discover what is there and how it lives.
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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.