Sound reveals giant blue whales dance with the wind to find food
October 5, 2022 – Tracking blue whales by their booming vocalizations, researchers have revealed how these ocean giants find dense aggregations of food.
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MBARI shares trove of acoustic data on the Amazon Web Services cloud
October 11, 2021 – MBARI makes its extensive archive of acoustic data accessible to researchers around the world via the Amazon Web Services cloud.
New research reveals ocean noise from shipping traffic reduced during COVID-19 pandemic
June 2, 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic enabled a rare opportunity to measure the relationship between shipping traffic and the marine soundscape.
Using sound and environmental DNA to find an elusive, endangered whale
March 31, 2020 – Researchers are using an Environmental Sample Processor to detect endangered Bryde’s whales in the Gulf of Mexico.
What’s killing Pacific whales?
June 24, 2019 – Gray whales are dying in large numbers along their Pacific Coast migration route. Scientists are looking for clues to explain this phenomenon.
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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.