FathomVerse
@fathomverse.bsky.social
🦀 cozy sci-non-fi: a free mobile game designed to inspire a new wave of ocean explorers and improve AI for ocean life 🌊 play now on any mobile device to explore the depths and contribute to science 🦑 solution of @fathomnet.bsky.social
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FathomVerse
@fathomverse.bsky.social
· Mar 26
Dive into FathomVerse
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Introducing FathomVerse 2.0 - Explore the depths and discover all life in the ocean!
We improved the game to enhance player engagement, foster community connections, and expand scientific contributions. 🦑🌊🦀🧪🎮
Get the latest update to dive in!
youtu.be/jwtG75EHd3M?...
We improved the game to enhance player engagement, foster community connections, and expand scientific contributions. 🦑🌊🦀🧪🎮
Get the latest update to dive in!
youtu.be/jwtG75EHd3M?...
New #FathomVerse Badge: Sea Fan-atic 🪸
FathomNauts, we're so close to clearing a huge batch of sea fan data from #NOAAOceanExploration! Join our community in November with a run on sea fans: make 15 new sea fan discoveries that FathomVerse agrees with to earn a special badge!
FathomNauts, we're so close to clearing a huge batch of sea fan data from #NOAAOceanExploration! Join our community in November with a run on sea fans: make 15 new sea fan discoveries that FathomVerse agrees with to earn a special badge!
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
New #FathomVerse Badge: Sea Fan-atic 🪸
FathomNauts, we're so close to clearing a huge batch of sea fan data from #NOAAOceanExploration! Join our community in November with a run on sea fans: make 15 new sea fan discoveries that FathomVerse agrees with to earn a special badge!
FathomNauts, we're so close to clearing a huge batch of sea fan data from #NOAAOceanExploration! Join our community in November with a run on sea fans: make 15 new sea fan discoveries that FathomVerse agrees with to earn a special badge!
Everyone, hail the Pumpkin King! 🎃
While we were scanning a larvacean with lasers to create a 3D model of the animal, we noticed a jack-o-lantern-like face appear for just a split second. We decided to nickname this the jack-o-larvacean as our underwater mascot for Halloween. 🌊🐙🧪🎮
While we were scanning a larvacean with lasers to create a 3D model of the animal, we noticed a jack-o-lantern-like face appear for just a split second. We decided to nickname this the jack-o-larvacean as our underwater mascot for Halloween. 🌊🐙🧪🎮
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Everyone, hail the Pumpkin King! 🎃
While we were scanning a larvacean with lasers to create a 3D model of the animal, we noticed a jack-o-lantern-like face appear for just a split second. We decided to nickname this the jack-o-larvacean as our underwater mascot for Halloween. 🌊🐙🧪🎮
While we were scanning a larvacean with lasers to create a 3D model of the animal, we noticed a jack-o-lantern-like face appear for just a split second. We decided to nickname this the jack-o-larvacean as our underwater mascot for Halloween. 🌊🐙🧪🎮
Drawn from the Deep ✍️👻This October, find and draw the icon of the week!
As we transition into autumn and get that pumpkin spice urge to chill at home, you can play FathomVerse, the cozy game for ocean nerds! Read here for more on the drawing prompts:
www.fathomverse.game/post/drawn-f...
As we transition into autumn and get that pumpkin spice urge to chill at home, you can play FathomVerse, the cozy game for ocean nerds! Read here for more on the drawing prompts:
www.fathomverse.game/post/drawn-f...
Drawn from the deep
✍️👻 This October, find and draw the icon of the week!Each week, starting October 1st, there will be a new badge to earn and an iconic animal to find in FathomVerse when you play Bound. As we transitio...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Drawn from the Deep ✍️👻This October, find and draw the icon of the week!
As we transition into autumn and get that pumpkin spice urge to chill at home, you can play FathomVerse, the cozy game for ocean nerds! Read here for more on the drawing prompts:
www.fathomverse.game/post/drawn-f...
As we transition into autumn and get that pumpkin spice urge to chill at home, you can play FathomVerse, the cozy game for ocean nerds! Read here for more on the drawing prompts:
www.fathomverse.game/post/drawn-f...
Happy Hagfish Day, the fall holiday you didn’t know you were waiting for! 🧙 To celebrate these slippery, slimy cuties, we teamed up with our friends at @montereybayaquarium.org on a limited-time Hagfish Day achievement badge!
Happy Hagfish Day, the fall holiday you didn’t know you were waiting for! 🧙 To celebrate these slippery, slimy cuties, we teamed up with our friends at @MontereyBayAquarium for Hagfish Day achievement...
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October 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Happy Hagfish Day, the fall holiday you didn’t know you were waiting for! 🧙 To celebrate these slippery, slimy cuties, we teamed up with our friends at @montereybayaquarium.org on a limited-time Hagfish Day achievement badge!
Have you heard of worm-like animals that create spirals on the seafloor, are more related to humans than actual worms, and produce super cute larvae? We’re obsessed with #AcornWorms!
Play #FathomVerse to find acorn worms and earn a special badge!
#AnimalsOfTheDeep @mbarinews.bsky.social
Play #FathomVerse to find acorn worms and earn a special badge!
#AnimalsOfTheDeep @mbarinews.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Have you heard of worm-like animals that create spirals on the seafloor, are more related to humans than actual worms, and produce super cute larvae? We’re obsessed with #AcornWorms!
Play #FathomVerse to find acorn worms and earn a special badge!
#AnimalsOfTheDeep @mbarinews.bsky.social
Play #FathomVerse to find acorn worms and earn a special badge!
#AnimalsOfTheDeep @mbarinews.bsky.social
Salp or pyrosome? These gelatinous, free-floating tunicates can appear quite similar in the water column. However, a closer look reveals key differences that can help with identification.
Watch this vid to learn more: youtube.com/shorts/2hnUd...
Watch this vid to learn more: youtube.com/shorts/2hnUd...
Salp or Pyrosome?
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September 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Salp or pyrosome? These gelatinous, free-floating tunicates can appear quite similar in the water column. However, a closer look reveals key differences that can help with identification.
Watch this vid to learn more: youtube.com/shorts/2hnUd...
Watch this vid to learn more: youtube.com/shorts/2hnUd...
We're taking ocean exploration to the next level by merging science with an innovative gaming experience. Follow along as we share a walkthrough of the #FathomVerse and all its features. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNCjy2FRiF0
Welcome to FathomVerse!
YouTube video by FathomVerse
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September 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We're taking ocean exploration to the next level by merging science with an innovative gaming experience. Follow along as we share a walkthrough of the #FathomVerse and all its features. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNCjy2FRiF0
This week we had a “Wait… is that coral?” moment.
At first glance, that icy fan shape seems coral-like. We think this might be in the genus Walteria, a type of glass sponge (Phylum Porifera). These sponges come in all shapes and sizes, so even experts can find it challenging to identify them. 1/4
At first glance, that icy fan shape seems coral-like. We think this might be in the genus Walteria, a type of glass sponge (Phylum Porifera). These sponges come in all shapes and sizes, so even experts can find it challenging to identify them. 1/4
August 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This week we had a “Wait… is that coral?” moment.
At first glance, that icy fan shape seems coral-like. We think this might be in the genus Walteria, a type of glass sponge (Phylum Porifera). These sponges come in all shapes and sizes, so even experts can find it challenging to identify them. 1/4
At first glance, that icy fan shape seems coral-like. We think this might be in the genus Walteria, a type of glass sponge (Phylum Porifera). These sponges come in all shapes and sizes, so even experts can find it challenging to identify them. 1/4
The newest data added to FathomVerse from @schmidtocean.bsky.social features fields of feather stars!
🌟 Dive into August and earn the special constellation badge by selecting feather stars, sea stars, and brittle stars.
📸Schmidt Ocean Institute/ROV SuBastian
#FathomVerse #FeatherStars 🎮🌊🐙🦀🧪🤖
🌟 Dive into August and earn the special constellation badge by selecting feather stars, sea stars, and brittle stars.
📸Schmidt Ocean Institute/ROV SuBastian
#FathomVerse #FeatherStars 🎮🌊🐙🦀🧪🤖
Reach for the stars ✨ The newest data added to #FathomVerse features fields of feather stars!
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August 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The newest data added to FathomVerse from @schmidtocean.bsky.social features fields of feather stars!
🌟 Dive into August and earn the special constellation badge by selecting feather stars, sea stars, and brittle stars.
📸Schmidt Ocean Institute/ROV SuBastian
#FathomVerse #FeatherStars 🎮🌊🐙🦀🧪🤖
🌟 Dive into August and earn the special constellation badge by selecting feather stars, sea stars, and brittle stars.
📸Schmidt Ocean Institute/ROV SuBastian
#FathomVerse #FeatherStars 🎮🌊🐙🦀🧪🤖
Community Science + Gaming + Ocean Animals = FathomVerse
Our engagement coordinator, Lilli, joined a #NOAA Library Seminar this week to share how #FathomVerse is inviting anyone with a mobile device to contribute to science. 🧪🌊🎮
Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEMi...
Our engagement coordinator, Lilli, joined a #NOAA Library Seminar this week to share how #FathomVerse is inviting anyone with a mobile device to contribute to science. 🧪🌊🎮
Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEMi...
FathomVerse: community science meets gaming
YouTube video by NOAA Library
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August 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Community Science + Gaming + Ocean Animals = FathomVerse
Our engagement coordinator, Lilli, joined a #NOAA Library Seminar this week to share how #FathomVerse is inviting anyone with a mobile device to contribute to science. 🧪🌊🎮
Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEMi...
Our engagement coordinator, Lilli, joined a #NOAA Library Seminar this week to share how #FathomVerse is inviting anyone with a mobile device to contribute to science. 🧪🌊🎮
Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEMi...
🌎 The latest ocean data added to #FathomVerse comes from day 4 of a NOAA expedition off the west coast of the USA, from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington in April of 2023.
August 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
🌎 The latest ocean data added to #FathomVerse comes from day 4 of a NOAA expedition off the west coast of the USA, from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington in April of 2023.
We want to hear from you!👂
To help us prioritize future enhancements and new features for #FathomVerse, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSBXQ92.
To help us prioritize future enhancements and new features for #FathomVerse, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSBXQ92.
July 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We want to hear from you!👂
To help us prioritize future enhancements and new features for #FathomVerse, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSBXQ92.
To help us prioritize future enhancements and new features for #FathomVerse, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSBXQ92.
To help researchers detect and identify marine debris, we created a new trash mission in FathomVerse. Select ‘Trash’ in training mode to unlock the ability to identify trash in ocean images.
July 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
To help researchers detect and identify marine debris, we created a new trash mission in FathomVerse. Select ‘Trash’ in training mode to unlock the ability to identify trash in ocean images.
Live near Moss Landing, CA? Come see us at the MBARI Open House! www.mbari.org/event/2025-m...
📆 Saturday, July 12, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
📍7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA
🐙 Find us for special FathomVerse stickers and activities!
@mbarinews.bsky.social
📆 Saturday, July 12, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
📍7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA
🐙 Find us for special FathomVerse stickers and activities!
@mbarinews.bsky.social
2025 MBARI Open House • MBARI
Join us for the MBARI Open House on Saturday, July 12, 2025, and meet the MBARI team, learn about our latest discoveries, and see our newest technology innovations.
www.mbari.org
July 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Live near Moss Landing, CA? Come see us at the MBARI Open House! www.mbari.org/event/2025-m...
📆 Saturday, July 12, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
📍7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA
🐙 Find us for special FathomVerse stickers and activities!
@mbarinews.bsky.social
📆 Saturday, July 12, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
📍7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA
🐙 Find us for special FathomVerse stickers and activities!
@mbarinews.bsky.social
Happy July, FathomNauts! This month, we're shell-ebrating crustaceans. 🦞🦀🦐 To earn the #Julobster badge, play 3 expeditions with squat lobsters, isopods, and shrimp missions selected! #FathomVerse
📸 NOAA Ocean Exploration
📸 NOAA Ocean Exploration
July 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Happy July, FathomNauts! This month, we're shell-ebrating crustaceans. 🦞🦀🦐 To earn the #Julobster badge, play 3 expeditions with squat lobsters, isopods, and shrimp missions selected! #FathomVerse
📸 NOAA Ocean Exploration
📸 NOAA Ocean Exploration
We want to hear from you!👂
To help us prioritize future enhancements and new features for #FathomVerse, please take a moment to fill out this survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSBXQ92
It should take about 15 minutes to complete. Thanks so much!
To help us prioritize future enhancements and new features for #FathomVerse, please take a moment to fill out this survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSBXQ92
It should take about 15 minutes to complete. Thanks so much!
FathomVerse 2.0 Feedback Survey
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June 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We want to hear from you!👂
To help us prioritize future enhancements and new features for #FathomVerse, please take a moment to fill out this survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSBXQ92
It should take about 15 minutes to complete. Thanks so much!
To help us prioritize future enhancements and new features for #FathomVerse, please take a moment to fill out this survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSBXQ92
It should take about 15 minutes to complete. Thanks so much!
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Hello all! Can anyone here recognize this creature? This is an image as of yet unclassified in the @fathomverse.bsky.social game. Also please download and play if you have an interest in marine taxonomy and/or want to contribute to science. It's super fun!
June 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Hello all! Can anyone here recognize this creature? This is an image as of yet unclassified in the @fathomverse.bsky.social game. Also please download and play if you have an interest in marine taxonomy and/or want to contribute to science. It's super fun!
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Thanks @bloomberg.com for the recognition!! With @fathomverse.bsky.social, we are inviting anyone with a device to help us ID life in the ocean to understand how they contribute to carbon cycling. @mbarinews.bsky.social @montereybayaquarium.org #onwardsanddownwards 🧪🦑🌊
Meet the 12 climate champions working to cut emissions and create a more equitable future
The 2025 Climate Leaders to Watch
These are climate champions looking for innovative ways to cut carbon and adapt to a hotter world.
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June 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Thanks @bloomberg.com for the recognition!! With @fathomverse.bsky.social, we are inviting anyone with a device to help us ID life in the ocean to understand how they contribute to carbon cycling. @mbarinews.bsky.social @montereybayaquarium.org #onwardsanddownwards 🧪🦑🌊
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For #InternationalWomeninEngineeringDay, we're spotlighting MBARI Engineer Kakani Katija, who has been selected as one of @bloomberg.com's “Ones to Watch” for 2025. Kakani's work on @fathomverse.bsky.social has landed her the recognition as a climate champion.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The 2025 Climate Leaders to Watch
These are climate champions looking for innovative ways to cut carbon and adapt to a hotter world.
www.bloomberg.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
For #InternationalWomeninEngineeringDay, we're spotlighting MBARI Engineer Kakani Katija, who has been selected as one of @bloomberg.com's “Ones to Watch” for 2025. Kakani's work on @fathomverse.bsky.social has landed her the recognition as a climate champion.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Read the FathomNet Spring Newsletter for the latest updates from our program and partners 🌸 mailchi.mp/25ad1d28c024...
June 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Read the FathomNet Spring Newsletter for the latest updates from our program and partners 🌸 mailchi.mp/25ad1d28c024...
New object detector model trained on #FathomVerse data!
Object detector models predict where in the image an object of interest is located, without trying to classify it. This model is used for generating AI proposals in the Bound mini-game.
Learn more www.fathomverse.game/post/new-obj...
Object detector models predict where in the image an object of interest is located, without trying to classify it. This model is used for generating AI proposals in the Bound mini-game.
Learn more www.fathomverse.game/post/new-obj...
New object detector model trained on FathomVerse data
A new model was trained exclusively on consensus data that FathomVerse players generated by playing Bound.
www.fathomverse.game
June 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
New object detector model trained on #FathomVerse data!
Object detector models predict where in the image an object of interest is located, without trying to classify it. This model is used for generating AI proposals in the Bound mini-game.
Learn more www.fathomverse.game/post/new-obj...
Object detector models predict where in the image an object of interest is located, without trying to classify it. This model is used for generating AI proposals in the Bound mini-game.
Learn more www.fathomverse.game/post/new-obj...
The ocean is our world’s greatest wonder. On June 8 we will join organizations from all over the world to celebrate #WorldOceanDay! This year’s theme is WONDER: Sustaining what sustains us.
June 6, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The ocean is our world’s greatest wonder. On June 8 we will join organizations from all over the world to celebrate #WorldOceanDay! This year’s theme is WONDER: Sustaining what sustains us.
Community science for the ocean! Check it out!
The tides are calling, and they’re saying it’s time for Snapshot Cal Coast! 🌊⭐🪸🦭
June 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Community science for the ocean! Check it out!
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LIVE NOW: Join @katycroffbell.bsky.social from 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm ET as she speaks on the "Fathoming New Depths: Ocean Discovery" panel at Capitol Hill Ocean Week. Free to register and attend here: capitolhilloceanweek.org/agenda/ #CHOW #CHOW2025
June 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
LIVE NOW: Join @katycroffbell.bsky.social from 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm ET as she speaks on the "Fathoming New Depths: Ocean Discovery" panel at Capitol Hill Ocean Week. Free to register and attend here: capitolhilloceanweek.org/agenda/ #CHOW #CHOW2025
NEW DATA IN FATHOMVERSE! FathomNauts, we have a new dive from @schmidtocean.bsky.social ROV SuBastian!
🗺️ This dive took place in December 2018 on the shelf break of the southwest coast of Costa Rica.
🟢 You might recognize this dive from the green tinge to the images.
🗺️ This dive took place in December 2018 on the shelf break of the southwest coast of Costa Rica.
🟢 You might recognize this dive from the green tinge to the images.
May 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
NEW DATA IN FATHOMVERSE! FathomNauts, we have a new dive from @schmidtocean.bsky.social ROV SuBastian!
🗺️ This dive took place in December 2018 on the shelf break of the southwest coast of Costa Rica.
🟢 You might recognize this dive from the green tinge to the images.
🗺️ This dive took place in December 2018 on the shelf break of the southwest coast of Costa Rica.
🟢 You might recognize this dive from the green tinge to the images.