Throwback to one of the most alluring deep-sea fish we’ve ever seen 🤩🎣
Back in 2004, our team of midwater biologists was exploring the midnight zone with a remotely operated vehicle when they happened upon a rarely seen dreamer anglerfish (Oneirodes sp.). Watch here: youtu.be/tHQpaOQEqbI
We'd rather be floating 〰️
This bobtail snipe eel (Cyema atrum) was spotted at 1,941 meters (6,369 feet) in Monterey Bay. Snipe eels in the family Nemichthyidae have thin, tweezer-like jaws that bend outwards. Their tiny, backward-facing teeth work almost like velcro to capture small prey.
Eyes on the weekend like 👀
Rattails, or macrourids, are common throughout the world’s ocean. Those big blue eyes give the rattail an edge at finding food in deep, dark waters, and their keen eyesight reveals prey like fishes and squid darting just above the seafloor.
Now live! Follow the diving robot MARUM-QUEST5000 to the deep sea: MARUM TV broadcasts the dive down to 900m below the sea ➡ www.youtube.com/@marumTV
@mbarinews.bsky.social @unibremen.bsky.social
Last week, more than 30 scientists and engineers from MBARI attended #OSM26. MBARI staff shared their latest developments in ocean science, technology, education, and communications with their peers to help facilitate new global collaborations.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...
Watch the livestream from R/V Sonne now!
MBARI scientists and engineers have joined an expedition led by the @marumunibremen.bsky.social to study the cold seeps offshore of Southern California.
www.youtube.com/live/IrJ1kVs...
Watch the livestream from R/V Sonne now!
MBARI scientists and engineers have joined an expedition led by the @marumunibremen.bsky.social to study the cold seeps offshore of Southern California.
www.youtube.com/live/IrJ1kVs...
Now live! Follow the diving robot MARUM-QUEST5000 to the deep sea: MARUM TV broadcasts the dive at the Thirty Mile Ridge here ➡ www.youtube.com/@marumTV
@mbarinews.bsky.social @unibremen.bsky.social
Want to know how it looks where the La Jolla Deep is stopped by the Thirty-Mile-Ridge?
We are doing an exploration dive in 1180 meters depth, so come follow along ➡️ youtube.com/@marumtv
@mbarinews.bsky.social
MBARI scientists and engineers have joined an expedition led by @marumunibremen.bsky.social on the German research vessel Sonne to study the barium-rich fluid seeps offshore of Southern California using advanced underwater robots.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...
We ❤️ Clyde!
This week, MBARI President & CEO Antje Boetius participated in the Monaco Polar Symposium, bringing her extensive experience in polar sciences to international discussions about the challenges facing polar environments and communities.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-p... #ThePolarInitiative
Phenomenal posters at #OSM26 today—from the first northeastern Pacific records of Hariotta haeckeli to marine image annotation with foundational models, plankton imaging insights, and a new stand-alone submersible DAS instrument. 🌊✨
The official mascot of #OSM26, Clyde the Coo, spent a great day with our MBARI team learning all about deep-sea research, technology, and engineering. Welcome to the team, Clyde! 🤎
Day 3 #OSM26 talks covered everything from blue whale social behavior to GO-BGC updates, lightfield imaging, phytoplankton dynamics, and scaling visual data with @fathomnet.bsky.social and @fathomverse.bsky.social. A day full of thoughtful science, innovative technology, and exciting new ideas.💡 👏
California vents: Together with @mbarinews.bsky.social and other partners, we set sail on Monday to investigate barium-rich water seeps on the ocean floor. The dives of the ROV MARUM QUEST-5000 can be followed live.
Find out more here ➡️ www.marum.de/en/StartSO31...
Spotted: Adorable baby deep-sea squid! 🥰
During a recent scientific cruise aboard MBARI’s R/V Rachel Carson, biologists from our education and conservation partner, @montereybayaquarium.org, encountered a baby glass squid bobbing along in the water column: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-d...
The last few days at #OSM26 were full of engaging presentations, thoughtful posters, and great conversations. 🌊
The MBARI team highlighted research on time-lapse observations of deep-sea corals, dissolved inorganic carbon in the Southern Ocean, and more. Excited for more ocean science ahead! 🔬✨
MBARI President and CEO Antje Boetius is participating in a panel, “International Collaboration in Times of Uncertainty,” at the Monaco Polar Symposium this week.
The panel will explore how polar research partnerships can adapt and endure in today’s complex global landscape.
#ThePolarInitiative
Excited to be in Glasgow this week for #OSM26 w/ @mbarinews.bsky.social & @whoi.edu 🌊 Let's chat predators 🐟, mesopelagic ecology 🌌, and emerging fisheries 🎣 - swing by the poster on Tuesday or shoot me a message to meet for ☕️!
The Western Antarctic Peninsula is experiencing rapid warming due to climate change. MBARI researchers led an expedition with an international team of collaborators to study how a warming climate may be affecting seafloor processes in this remote region.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-l...
🧊⚠️ Rapid change. Limited observations. Big consequences.
SOOS & @oceaniceeu.bsky.social defined 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻.
Built by ~30 international experts. Timed for #AntarcticaInSync & #IPY5
Read: go.soos.aq/White_Paper_Priorities&Harmonisation
Calling all #ctenophore researchers and artists!
Joe Ryan is organizing the Ctenopalooza Ctwo meeting, which we will host at MBARI in California August 23-25. 🦑🧪🌊
www.mbari.org/event/ctenop...
Come swap notes with fellow enthusiasts about the latest news in comb jellies.
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 We’re excited to announce that we are organizing a second ctenophore meeting — Ctenopalooza Ctwo — to be held at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in Monterey Bay, California, on August 23–25, 2026.
Registration is now open!
www.mbari.org/event/ctenop...
Today at #OSM26 replace scrolling with ocean exploring! Find us in the poster hall – Emily Clark is presenting a poster on #FathomVerse.
agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/me...
@fathomverse.bsky.social @mbarinews.bsky.social @schmidtocean.bsky.social
This Lampocteis looks neat using the DeepPIV (particle image velocimetry). I like how it illuminates all those lines. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 454 #designingthefuture2 #MarineLife
They didn't image just midwater stuff on #designingthefuture2. Watch this basket star do whatever that was! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 459 w/ @mbarinews.bsky.social
#MarineLife
From the deep sea to Scotland! 🌊✨
The MBARI team is @agu.org's Ocean Sciences Meeting, sharing the latest in ocean research, engineering innovation, and other stories from the deep.
Stay tuned for more updates and stories from the week! #OSM26 #OceanScienceMeeting
Thanks to a local resident for capturing this postcard-perfect moment with R/V David Packard returning from a recent expedition! 🌤️🌈
📸 Ryan Shamburger
For more than 20 years, MBARI researchers and their collaborators have studied the extraordinarily large lava flow fields near Axial Seamount in the Pacific Northwest. The team recently published their findings in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...
