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Nearly 2,000 feet down off Central California, MBARI’s cameras lock onto a barreleye fish and its transparent, jelly-like head for a haunting 4K encounter.

As we wish everyone a happy Halloween today, we’re here to tell you that nature’s birthday suits often prove the most horrifying of all. On October 22, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute filmed a spooky barreleye fish, whose…

For more than 30 years, MBARI technology has recorded real-time data about Monterey Bay, from oceanographic conditions at the surface to biological surveys in the depths of Monterey Canyon.…

MBARI's M1 mooring has logged the warmest ocean temperatures at 60 meters depth in nearly 40 years, confirming the arrival of the 2026–27 El Niño in Monterey Bay, while scientists aboard the research vessel David Packard have spotted tropical and…

During a recent expedition aboard the research vessel David Packard, MBARI scientists encountered a rarely seen barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma). This sighting is MBARI's 11th observation of this unique deep-sea fish with a transparent head.

MBARI and NOAA scientists share breathtaking footage of an elusive deep-sea bigfin squid.

MBARI and the Monterey Bay Aquarium wrapped up a five-day joint expedition to Guide Seamount and Ascension Canyon off Central California, deploying ROV Doc Ricketts to survey deep-sea habitats and collect live specimens—including species placed on public…

The new study reveals how microbial communities and ocean biogeochemistry vary over daily cycles in response to physical and chemical ocean processes.