Hydrates and seeps
In the late 1970s, oceanographers were astounded to discover flourishing communities of animals clustered around deep-sea hydrothermal vents.
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California Borderland
The geologic history of the region offshore of Southern California is complicated by the fact that it is largely submerged, heavily sedimented, and many of the rocks from which interpretations have been made were probably erratics.
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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.