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MBARI researchers discover remarkable new species of swimming sea slug • MBARI
A new nudibranch species is the first known to inhabit the ocean’s midnight zone and has unique adaptations for life in this environment.
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MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug in the deep sea. Nicknamed the "mystery mollusc," the nudibranch Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the midnight zone and lights up with brilliant bioluminescence.
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Be the chainge you wish to see in the world. ✨
Salps are gelatinous animals that live in the open ocean and often form long chains, with new animals budding off from others in the chain. This rarely observed Helicosalpa virgula was captured on camera at a depth of 282 meters (925 feet).
Salps are gelatinous animals that live in the open ocean and often form long chains, with new animals budding off from others in the chain. This rarely observed Helicosalpa virgula was captured on camera at a depth of 282 meters (925 feet).
December 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Be the chainge you wish to see in the world. ✨
Salps are gelatinous animals that live in the open ocean and often form long chains, with new animals budding off from others in the chain. This rarely observed Helicosalpa virgula was captured on camera at a depth of 282 meters (925 feet).
Salps are gelatinous animals that live in the open ocean and often form long chains, with new animals budding off from others in the chain. This rarely observed Helicosalpa virgula was captured on camera at a depth of 282 meters (925 feet).
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Come ☀️ or 🌧️, a great first month @mbarinews.bsky.social working with the Piscivore system to autonomously observe marine predators and their environment ... stay tuned for 🐟🦈🐋🦭 & more!
December 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Come ☀️ or 🌧️, a great first month @mbarinews.bsky.social working with the Piscivore system to autonomously observe marine predators and their environment ... stay tuned for 🐟🦈🐋🦭 & more!
Fresh from the deep—a rarely seen giant in Monterey Bay. 🤩
Last month, MBARI Senior Scientist Steven Haddock and the Biodiversity & Biooptics Team spotted a seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) holding a crimson helmet jelly (Periphylla periphylla). Learn more: www.mbari.org/animal/seven...
Last month, MBARI Senior Scientist Steven Haddock and the Biodiversity & Biooptics Team spotted a seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) holding a crimson helmet jelly (Periphylla periphylla). Learn more: www.mbari.org/animal/seven...
Seven-arm octopus • Animals of the Deep • MBARI
The seven-arm octopus is a rarely seen deep-sea giant who feeds on gelatinous animals.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Fresh from the deep—a rarely seen giant in Monterey Bay. 🤩
Last month, MBARI Senior Scientist Steven Haddock and the Biodiversity & Biooptics Team spotted a seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) holding a crimson helmet jelly (Periphylla periphylla). Learn more: www.mbari.org/animal/seven...
Last month, MBARI Senior Scientist Steven Haddock and the Biodiversity & Biooptics Team spotted a seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) holding a crimson helmet jelly (Periphylla periphylla). Learn more: www.mbari.org/animal/seven...
The best way to spread deep-sea cheer is by sending tubeworm videos to those you hold dear. 🎁
Tubeworms like these Oasisia alvinae are abundant at hydrothermal vents at depths of 3,700 meters (12,140 feet) in the Pescadero Basin, located off the east coast of Mexico’s Baja California.
Tubeworms like these Oasisia alvinae are abundant at hydrothermal vents at depths of 3,700 meters (12,140 feet) in the Pescadero Basin, located off the east coast of Mexico’s Baja California.
December 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The best way to spread deep-sea cheer is by sending tubeworm videos to those you hold dear. 🎁
Tubeworms like these Oasisia alvinae are abundant at hydrothermal vents at depths of 3,700 meters (12,140 feet) in the Pescadero Basin, located off the east coast of Mexico’s Baja California.
Tubeworms like these Oasisia alvinae are abundant at hydrothermal vents at depths of 3,700 meters (12,140 feet) in the Pescadero Basin, located off the east coast of Mexico’s Baja California.
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🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 ‘Tis the season of deep-sea art! Join @montereybayaquarium.org, @mbarinews.bsky.social, and @fathomverse.bsky.social with these daily deep-sea inspired art prompts. Submit your deep-sea art to our gallery for all to admire! montereybayaquarium.secondstreetapp.com/Gallery-Deep...
Check out Gallery: Deep Sea December
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December 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 ‘Tis the season of deep-sea art! Join @montereybayaquarium.org, @mbarinews.bsky.social, and @fathomverse.bsky.social with these daily deep-sea inspired art prompts. Submit your deep-sea art to our gallery for all to admire! montereybayaquarium.secondstreetapp.com/Gallery-Deep...
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ICYMI - our COBRA webinar recording is now posted on YouTube! Olivia Pereira (postdoc at @mbarinews.bsky.social) and I teamed up to talk about #SciComm - “From Abyss to Audience: Science Communication in Deep-sea Research” www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnlx...
COBRA Webinar Series – From Abyss to Audience: Science Communication in Deep-sea Research
YouTube video by COBRA
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November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
ICYMI - our COBRA webinar recording is now posted on YouTube! Olivia Pereira (postdoc at @mbarinews.bsky.social) and I teamed up to talk about #SciComm - “From Abyss to Audience: Science Communication in Deep-sea Research” www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnlx...
Serving up some zooplankton squee 🥰
Copepods like the one in this video can be found in massive numbers across the world ocean. They play an important role in ocean food webs as predators—they eat even smaller diatoms and phytoplankton—and prey for animals like jellies, fish, and filter feeders.
Copepods like the one in this video can be found in massive numbers across the world ocean. They play an important role in ocean food webs as predators—they eat even smaller diatoms and phytoplankton—and prey for animals like jellies, fish, and filter feeders.
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Serving up some zooplankton squee 🥰
Copepods like the one in this video can be found in massive numbers across the world ocean. They play an important role in ocean food webs as predators—they eat even smaller diatoms and phytoplankton—and prey for animals like jellies, fish, and filter feeders.
Copepods like the one in this video can be found in massive numbers across the world ocean. They play an important role in ocean food webs as predators—they eat even smaller diatoms and phytoplankton—and prey for animals like jellies, fish, and filter feeders.
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Annotated images from the #FathomNetDatabase were used to train and evaluate the new Segment Anything Model 3 (SAM 3), adding complex underwater scenes to the broad training dataset and expanding the variety of environments the model can recognize.
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Open Data Opens New Opportunities | FathomNet
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November 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Annotated images from the #FathomNetDatabase were used to train and evaluate the new Segment Anything Model 3 (SAM 3), adding complex underwater scenes to the broad training dataset and expanding the variety of environments the model can recognize.
💻🐟 Learn more: www.fathomnet.org/news/open-da...
💻🐟 Learn more: www.fathomnet.org/news/open-da...
Peek-a-boo with an octopus and her eggs 🙈
MBARI researchers used ROVs to study pearl octopus (Muusoctopus robustus) mothers nesting near warm seafloor springs. Unlike other deep-sea octopuses, their eggs hatched in under two years. The extra warmth boosted metabolism of the moms and their broods.
MBARI researchers used ROVs to study pearl octopus (Muusoctopus robustus) mothers nesting near warm seafloor springs. Unlike other deep-sea octopuses, their eggs hatched in under two years. The extra warmth boosted metabolism of the moms and their broods.
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Peek-a-boo with an octopus and her eggs 🙈
MBARI researchers used ROVs to study pearl octopus (Muusoctopus robustus) mothers nesting near warm seafloor springs. Unlike other deep-sea octopuses, their eggs hatched in under two years. The extra warmth boosted metabolism of the moms and their broods.
MBARI researchers used ROVs to study pearl octopus (Muusoctopus robustus) mothers nesting near warm seafloor springs. Unlike other deep-sea octopuses, their eggs hatched in under two years. The extra warmth boosted metabolism of the moms and their broods.
MBARI’s software engineers play a vital role in transforming troves of ocean data into meaningful insights. They design and develop the software that powers MBARI’s autonomous robots, imaging platforms, and data pipelines. Learn more about what they do: youtu.be/MpeC74TOyvY
How MBARI software engineers help scientists visualize data about the ocean carbon cycle
YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
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November 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
MBARI’s software engineers play a vital role in transforming troves of ocean data into meaningful insights. They design and develop the software that powers MBARI’s autonomous robots, imaging platforms, and data pipelines. Learn more about what they do: youtu.be/MpeC74TOyvY
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Their findings, published in @natureportfolio.nature.com, reaffirm earlier work by researchers including Steven Haddock of @mbarinews.bsky.social, who have urged the global community to move cautiously in the face of all the uncertainties. mbayaq.co/44cVKEa
Scientists urge caution, further assessment of ecological impacts above deep-sea mining • MBARI
A new study argues that deep-sea mining poses significant risks not only to seafloor ecosystems, but also to animals in the vast midwater realm.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Their findings, published in @natureportfolio.nature.com, reaffirm earlier work by researchers including Steven Haddock of @mbarinews.bsky.social, who have urged the global community to move cautiously in the face of all the uncertainties. mbayaq.co/44cVKEa
Technology innovation is transforming ocean science. This #BlueTechMonth, global experts showcase bold ideas driving the next era of the blue economy. MBARI’s Chris Scholin joins a panel on collaboration and tech. Learn more: tmabluetech.org/bluetech-month-2025
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Technology innovation is transforming ocean science. This #BlueTechMonth, global experts showcase bold ideas driving the next era of the blue economy. MBARI’s Chris Scholin joins a panel on collaboration and tech. Learn more: tmabluetech.org/bluetech-month-2025
MBARI President and CEO Antje Boetius has been elected to Germany’s prestigious Order Pour le Mérite for Science and Arts, recognizing her important contributions to deep-sea and polar sciences.
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MBARI President and CEO Antje Boetius elected to German Order Pour le Mérite for Science and Arts • MBARI
Boetius is one of three new members elected to Germany’s prestigious Order Pour le Mérite.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
MBARI President and CEO Antje Boetius has been elected to Germany’s prestigious Order Pour le Mérite for Science and Arts, recognizing her important contributions to deep-sea and polar sciences.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-p...
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-p...
At MBARI, we believe discovery begins with opportunity—the kind that changes lives and careers. Our immersive internship and postdoctoral programs are helping launch the next generation of ocean explorers who are transforming ocean science and technology.
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MBARI opens opportunities for the next generation of ocean explorers • MBARI
For nearly three decades, MBARI has been launching the next generation of ocean explorers whose curiosity and creativity are shaping the future of ocean discovery.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
At MBARI, we believe discovery begins with opportunity—the kind that changes lives and careers. Our immersive internship and postdoctoral programs are helping launch the next generation of ocean explorers who are transforming ocean science and technology.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-o...
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-o...
MBARI’s mechanical technicians and engineers collaborated closely to build a titanium frame capable of holding cameras, sensors, and instruments used in the SINKER—SINKing Ecology Robot—imaging system, which collects vital carbon data. 🔧 🌊 🔬
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MBARI's team of mechanical technicians make innovative new tech come to life
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November 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
MBARI’s mechanical technicians and engineers collaborated closely to build a titanium frame capable of holding cameras, sensors, and instruments used in the SINKER—SINKing Ecology Robot—imaging system, which collects vital carbon data. 🔧 🌊 🔬
Learn more: youtu.be/6_elP8a1o0M?...
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Congratulations to the entire GO-BGC team on the 300th float deployment! 🎉
GO-BGC is an NSF-funded project to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health.
Learn more and download data at www.go-bgc.org
GO-BGC is an NSF-funded project to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health.
Learn more and download data at www.go-bgc.org
🌊 BGC-Argo float of the month. The 300th float of the GO-BGC project was launched in the S Atlantic. Funded by the US NSF, these floats provide essential observations of ocean metabolism - productivity, oxygen, pH... @bgc-argo.bsky.social @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social #OneArgo #Argo
August 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Congratulations to the entire GO-BGC team on the 300th float deployment! 🎉
GO-BGC is an NSF-funded project to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health.
Learn more and download data at www.go-bgc.org
GO-BGC is an NSF-funded project to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health.
Learn more and download data at www.go-bgc.org
#MondayMood 🛫
A striking white coloration makes this spiny skate (Bathyraja spinosissima) easy to spot. These active swimmers hover and glide well above the seafloor, while their relatives tend to stay close to the bottom. This species is especially common in rocky lava fields.
A striking white coloration makes this spiny skate (Bathyraja spinosissima) easy to spot. These active swimmers hover and glide well above the seafloor, while their relatives tend to stay close to the bottom. This species is especially common in rocky lava fields.
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
#MondayMood 🛫
A striking white coloration makes this spiny skate (Bathyraja spinosissima) easy to spot. These active swimmers hover and glide well above the seafloor, while their relatives tend to stay close to the bottom. This species is especially common in rocky lava fields.
A striking white coloration makes this spiny skate (Bathyraja spinosissima) easy to spot. These active swimmers hover and glide well above the seafloor, while their relatives tend to stay close to the bottom. This species is especially common in rocky lava fields.
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This video was recorded aboard the @mbarinews.bsky.social R/V Rachel Carson. Joost Daniels uses DeepPIV, an innovative imaging technology that utilizes lasers, to scan a larvacean so we can study their intricate structures.
Everyone, hail the Pumpkin King! 🎃#larvacean #deeppiv #mbari #fathomverse
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October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This video was recorded aboard the @mbarinews.bsky.social R/V Rachel Carson. Joost Daniels uses DeepPIV, an innovative imaging technology that utilizes lasers, to scan a larvacean so we can study their intricate structures.
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🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 @mbarinews.bsky.social is now accepting applications for our 30th summer internship program www.mbari.org/about/career...
Internships • MBARI
Applications for the 2026 MBARI Summer Internship program will open in fall 2025. This 10-week internship allows college students and educators to work on a research or outreach project at MBARI.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 @mbarinews.bsky.social is now accepting applications for our 30th summer internship program www.mbari.org/about/career...
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I want to see the particles that sink carbon to the deep ocean, all the time and in real time.This summer we built an instrument that collects images of sinking particles every second, and visualizes them in 5 different ways. @mbarinews.bsky.social
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How MBARI scientists are studying the ocean’s carbon flux in real time
YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
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November 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I want to see the particles that sink carbon to the deep ocean, all the time and in real time.This summer we built an instrument that collects images of sinking particles every second, and visualizes them in 5 different ways. @mbarinews.bsky.social
youtu.be/4xXGlnCoik8
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New research with data from the @bgc-argo.bsky.social floats from a team led by researchers at @mbarinews.bsky.social and @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social + colleagues. Comments from @stephhenson.bsky.social, story by @mack-baysinger.bsky.social.
November 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New research with data from the @bgc-argo.bsky.social floats from a team led by researchers at @mbarinews.bsky.social and @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social + colleagues. Comments from @stephhenson.bsky.social, story by @mack-baysinger.bsky.social.
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A new paper, led by GO-BGC researcher @koelling.bsky.social, using @bgc-argo.bsky.social data, examines ocean ventilation in the subpolar North Atlantic. These insights enhance our understanding of how oxygen enters the deep ocean and may aid in predicting future oxygen loss due to climate change.
Our new 🌊 paper “Progressive oxygenation of the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre” is out @jgroceans.bsky.social (open access): agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
We examined the breathing of one of the ocean’s lungs 🩺 and found some surprises
Paper summary in schematic, more info ⬇️
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We examined the breathing of one of the ocean’s lungs 🩺 and found some surprises
Paper summary in schematic, more info ⬇️
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November 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A new paper, led by GO-BGC researcher @koelling.bsky.social, using @bgc-argo.bsky.social data, examines ocean ventilation in the subpolar North Atlantic. These insights enhance our understanding of how oxygen enters the deep ocean and may aid in predicting future oxygen loss due to climate change.
Meet the engineering team behind one of MBARI’s new underwater imaging systems 🤖🔧
Our scientists and engineers work side by side to develop cutting-edge tools that track ocean health in real time and help us visualize the ocean like never before.
Learn more: youtu.be/Kqo4MhthIkQ?...
Our scientists and engineers work side by side to develop cutting-edge tools that track ocean health in real time and help us visualize the ocean like never before.
Learn more: youtu.be/Kqo4MhthIkQ?...
Meet the engineering team behind one of MBARI’s new underwater imaging systems
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November 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Meet the engineering team behind one of MBARI’s new underwater imaging systems 🤖🔧
Our scientists and engineers work side by side to develop cutting-edge tools that track ocean health in real time and help us visualize the ocean like never before.
Learn more: youtu.be/Kqo4MhthIkQ?...
Our scientists and engineers work side by side to develop cutting-edge tools that track ocean health in real time and help us visualize the ocean like never before.
Learn more: youtu.be/Kqo4MhthIkQ?...
The ocean plays an important role in locking away carbon from the atmosphere. A new imaging system developed by @cadurkin.bsky.social and team provides real-time observations of the tiny particles of marine snow that drive carbon storage in the deep sea.
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New MBARI technology reveals ocean carbon storage in real time • MBARI
SINKER is an innovative new instrument equipped with advanced microscopes and cameras to collect detailed data about carbon sinking in marine snow.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The ocean plays an important role in locking away carbon from the atmosphere. A new imaging system developed by @cadurkin.bsky.social and team provides real-time observations of the tiny particles of marine snow that drive carbon storage in the deep sea.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/new-mba...
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/new-mba...
For more than two decades, MBARI has been part of an international team studying the Arctic seafloor. Last month, our researchers and technology took part in an expedition to better understand the processes shaping the seafloor in this region.
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MBARI's advanced technology plays integral role in international expedition to the Arctic • MBARI
MBARI researchers returned to the Arctic with collaborators from the Korea Polar Research Institute and Geological Survey of Canada to study seafloor processes in the Canadian Beaufort Sea.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
For more than two decades, MBARI has been part of an international team studying the Arctic seafloor. Last month, our researchers and technology took part in an expedition to better understand the processes shaping the seafloor in this region.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbaris-...
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbaris-...