CeNCOOS Director Henry Ruhl has been appointed to the @opc-california.bsky.social Science Advisory Team. This panel brings together experts from across the state to help guide decision-making about California’s marine ecosystems and resources.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/cencoos...
@fathomverse.bsky.social Just visual data, correct?
📢 New paper out in Marine Policy!
Co-designed with stakeholders 🤝, we simulate how harvest strategies shape outcomes in SE Asian & Pacific #tuna fisheries - highlighting key trade-offs at the fleet, national, and regional levels
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Two marine operations crew members retrieve an autonomous robot. The crew are wearing white hard hats and orange life vests. They are holding orange sticks and guiding a robot suspended from a white metal crane by an orange rope. The robot has a cylindrical plastic housing with an orange tail cone, a yellow midsection, an orange nose cone, and two paddle-shaped cameras. On the ship’s gray metal deck is a black cart. In the background is blue ocean with cloudy blue sky on the horizon.
A scientist looks into a microscope in the lab aboard a research ship. They are wearing purple gloves and are seated in front of a counter, adjusting samples under the microscope. In the background are black pipes and laboratory equipment.
A marine operations crew member wearing a white hard hat and orange life vest operates a crane on the deck of a research ship. In the background is maritime equipment with blue ocean and cloudy blue sky on the horizon.
Two researchers look at data on a laptop computer. In the foreground is a desk with papers, a clipboard, and an iPhone. In the background are the counters of a laboratory on a research ship.
Did you catch our recent expedition logs? 🚢🔬🌊
Working together at sea and on shore was instrumental as the Carbon Flux Ecology Team successfully coordinated a fleet of MBARI technologies to study the ocean’s role in regulating carbon. Go behind the scenes: www.mbari.org/expedition/c...
Galaxy siphonophore (side view) on the ROV feed bin the SuBastian control room.
Galaxy siphonophore from an oblique view (partially above) in the pilot sit camera feed.
The ROV pilots’ view of multiple feeds, including the galaxy siphonophore.
This perspective of a galaxy siphonophore is incredible!!! Look at the spiral!! 🤩 🦑 @schmidtocean.bsky.social @mbarinews.bsky.social #Designingthefuture3
Midwater worms >> terrestrial worms. 😍 #tomopteris 🦑🧪🌊 #DesigningtheFuture3 @mbarinews.bsky.social @schmidtocean.bsky.social
MBARI scientists participated in the 16th Annual Whalefest Monterey, sharing their latest research and technology—from studying the ecology of whales to advancing AI tools with @fathomverse.bsky.social—to help inspire a new generation of ocean explorers.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-i...
What’s the secret to surviving such scalding temperatures? The woolly worm scuttles between the hot water rich in nutrients and the cool water rich in oxygen. But more importantly, a layer of bacteria helps insulate the Pompeii worm from the extreme heat. Learn more: www.mbari.org/animal/pompe...
These wondrous worms build their homes directly on the rocky vent chimneys where temperatures can reach up to 105 degrees Celsius (221 degrees Fahrenheit). 🔥
Pompeii worms (Alvinella pompejana) live on hydrothermal vent “chimneys,” where superheated water belches from within the Earth’s crust.
Left to right: Emily, Marko, Joost, and myself on the Falkor Too as we depart Salvador on the Designing the Future 3 expedition with Schmidt Ocean Institute.
The aft deck of Falkor Too leaving the port of Salvador Bahia Brazil. Tug boat follows behind.
The helipad of Falkor Too facing seaward.
And we’re off! Goodbye Salvador Bahia. Next stop: ocean’s 🌊midwaters. Hoping to come across MANY undescribed animals 🦑 and do some science. 🧪 Can’t wait!! #DesigningtheFuture3 @schmidtocean.bsky.social @mbarinews.bsky.social
Chasing marine snowstorms—scientists embarked on a recent expedition to study marine snow in Monterey Canyon ❄️🚢🌊
Led by @cadurkin.bsky.social, the Carbon Flux Ecology Team is helping answer fundamental questions about the ocean’s role in cycling carbon.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/expedition/c...
We are sailing on our team's first ever R/V David Packard cruise!!! Of course our team decided to do every single activity we every do, in only 5 days. www.mbari.org/expedition/c...
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Emily (left) and (Joost) right, pointing through a fence to the FalkorToo (below) in Salvador, Brazil.
Overhead view through fence of Falkor Too.
First sighting!! #FalkorToo #DesigningtheFuture3 @schmidtocean.bsky.social @mbarinews.bsky.social
@fathomnet.bsky.social is hosting a competition to turn pixels into powerful ocean insights 🖥️🌊
In partnership with LifeCLEF and FGVC13, a new Kaggle challenge aims to tackle one of the biggest obstacles for applying computer vision to marine imagery.
Learn more: www.kaggle.com/competitions...
CeNCOOS—a research collaboration housed at MBARI—has published a new strategic plan, outlining how CeNCOOS members will share high-quality data to support decision-making about our marine life, ecosystems, and resources.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/cencoos...
New research led by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science with @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social has found that nitrogen cycling in marine oxygen-deficient zones is far more dynamic than previously thought. 🌊🧪 Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-t...
Last month, CeNCOOS led an in-person, hands-on training for students @csumb.bsky.social, connecting the next generation of marine scientists with powerful ocean-observing tools. 🔬🌊
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/new-cen...
Deep-sea marine snow is on the menu for the vampire squid 🍽️
Instead of chasing down prey, Vampyroteuthis infernalis uses sticky filaments to feed on “marine snow”—a flurry of dead plankton, poop, mucus, and other organic material sinking from the waters above.
Dive in: youtu.be/JgytSJNKrkE?...
These worms typically only grow to a few inches in length.
While these amphipods are a relatively small group of crustaceans, the diversity of their eyes rivals that of terrestrial insects. Understanding their eye structures may one day help us develop new technologies for seeing in dark environments like caves, outer space, and the deep sea.
All the heart eyes for these tiny wonders 😍
Many animals that live in the dim waters of the ocean’s twilight zone have evolved powerful eyes to detect prey, mates, and predators in the dark. Hyperiid amphipods have developed remarkably diverse eyes, each with different functional capabilities.
Slow your scroll and float with Flota ✨
The midwater bristle worm (Flota sp.) is a free-swimming worm often seen near the deep seafloor, more than 1,500 meters (4,921 feet) below the surface. These fascinating worms propel themselves by moving their bodies, parapodia, and spines. #MondayMood
Two men hold a long yellow cylinder and are in the act of deploying it over the side of a boat. Both are wearing red jackets and blue hard hats. the ocean is seen in the background and to the right of the frame.
The BGC-Argo profiling array is engaging students and educators to foster ocean literacy as we work to deepen the understanding of the ocean’s role in climate: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
@georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social @soccomproject.bsky.social @mbarinews.bsky.social #Argofloat #Argofloats
@aaas.org has named MBARI Senior Scientist Kelly Benoit-Bird a #AAASFellow, recognizing her distinguished contributions to the field of marine ecology, particularly for innovative development, application, and integration of acoustical techniques.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-s...
FRIDAY: Join us online on March 27 at 11 am PT as Dr. Ciara Willis @seaWillis of @MBARI_News discusses "Connecting Pelagic Ecosystems through Top Predator Ecology". RSVP required: https://oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-events/iof-seminars/weekly-seminars/
FRIDAY: Join us online on March 27 at 11 am PT as Dr. Ciara Willis @seawillis.bsky.social of @mbarinews.bsky.social discusses "Connecting Pelagic Ecosystems through Top Predator Ecology". RSVP required: oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
MBARI scientists contributed eDNA samples, data, and expertise to a global marine biodiversity monitoring program led by Deutsche Bank that aims to inform future ocean conservation efforts. 🧬🌊
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...
Transparency is key in the deep sea. 🗝️
Solmissus jellies, also known as dinner plate jellies, are dominant predators in Monterey Bay. With few places to hide in the open waters of the ocean, many deep-sea animals use their colors (or lack thereof) to hide from potential predators and prey.
Promotional poster. On the right, an image of squids swimming in the ocean. On the left text: CVPR-FGVC 13 Workshop call for participation. FathomNet26 Positive-Unlabeled Object Detection in Marine Images. End of competition May 7.
Tag someone who should join the FathomNetCLEF data challenge! 🤖🌊🐙
@sarameghanbeery.bsky.social @jbhaurum.bsky.social @oisinmacaodha.bsky.social @nicolang.bsky.social @fgvcworkshop.bsky.social @mbarinews.bsky.social @kaggle.com #CVPR #LifeCLEF #Kaggle #CV4Ecology #ComputerVision #MachineLearning
MBARI scientists have set out to map how warming temperatures are affecting the groundwater and gases moving beneath the seafloor. These hidden systems help shape the sea floor and support the stability of marine life.
🔗Learn more: https://ow.ly/fQEa50YxMq8
Now live! Follow the diving robot MARUM-QUEST5000 to the deep sea ➡️ www.youtube.com/@marumTV
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