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Dropped this giant platform in the ocean yesterday carrying new imaging instruments. Hope to see some beautiful marine snow data when we recover next week! @mbarinews.bsky.social

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Geo-Sense is a new portable instrument developed by MBARI researchers for studying the seafloor. Featuring distributed acoustic sensing technology, Geo-Sense can help scientists monitor seafloor processes and underwater geohazards. Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...

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Heading home and looking good doing it🚢⁠ ⁠ MBARI’s new vessel, the R/V David Packard, is making its homeward journey to Monterey Bay. ⁠The crew is hard at work keeping the vessel running smoothly and continuing to upgrade and outfit the ship before its arrival. Follow along: odss.mbari.org/odss/

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The crystal amphipod (Cystisoma spp.) combines invisible armor with giant eyes to survive in the deep. Other amphipods living in this environment are hitchhikers, taking advantage of nearby jellies for food and shelter, but Cystisoma swim freely in the open water: youtu.be/h9a4ejqD_h4?...

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This #InternationalWomen’sDay, MBARI celebrates the women dedicated to studying, understanding, and communicating the wonders of our ocean. Their passion, expertise, and commitment to conserving the marine world inspire future generations to continue exploring and protecting our blue planet. 🌎️✨️⁠

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Remembering a leader in ocean engineering 🕯️ During his 16 years on MBARI’s Board of Directors, Robert Spindel provided invaluable expertise to help guide technology development at MBARI. Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-m...

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Take a deeper dive into MBARI’s work in our new 2024 Annual Report! 🌊 MBARI’s Annual Report provides an immersive review of our science discoveries, technology innovations, and education and outreach over the past year. Learn more: annualreport.mbari.org/2024/

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Thank you to the scientists at @mbarinews.bsky.social for working tirelessly to understand this world. Also to @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social for her infectious wonder. Team Pigbutt Worm Forever. 🧪🦑 www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

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Listening to a symphony of whale songs has revealed that some whales are more resilient to changing ocean conditions than others. These findings can help decision-makers better protect these magnificent mammals. Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/a-tale-...

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If you want to read more about the #jellyfish -hugging deep-sea #octopus, here is the original paper: 🧪🌊🦑 www.nature.com/articles/sre...

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🤖 Researchers from @mbarinews.bsky.social are harnessing the power of AI to autonomously guide a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to locate and track deep-sea species and better understand animal behavior and ecology 🤖

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Osedax worms don’t wait for change—they dissolve obstacles. These bone-eating worms secrete acid to break down whale bones, unlocking nutrients for entire ecosystems. When the world falls, someone’s gotta turn it into something useful. 🌊🪱 #WormWednesday #DeepSea Image from @mbarinews.bsky.social

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Kevan Yamagata from @mbarinews.bsky.social has developed the FIDO - an autonomous #eDNA water sampler that is simple, cheap, & easy to deploy. (And he has a lovely view from his office) #SeDNA2025

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This octopus is a sucker for jellies 🐙✨️⁠ ⁠ The seven-armed octopus, Haliphron atlanticus, has only been observed by MBARI’s ROVs three times in more than three decades. This one was holding the bell of an egg-yolk jellyfish in its arms—perhaps using its meal for defense or to help catch more prey.

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Who spotted this exciting sighting of one of our favorite Animals of the Deep?

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As threats to marine life increase, ocean exploration needs nimble, cost-effective tools. MBARI's CoMPAS Lab developed the MOLA AUV, a portable robot with advanced sensors to study aquatic ecosystems. In its first Maldives field test, it mapped reefs and gathered vital data: youtu.be/D50Rhy4NTro?...

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Pyrosome passing through #ClearAPathPeople⁠ ⁠ ⁠Pyrosomes are bioluminescent, producing brilliant blue-green light. Each zooid can detect and emit light in response, creating waves of bioluminescence up and down the organism's body. The name Pyrosoma comes from the Greek term meaning “fire body.”

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MBARI’s new vessel, the R/V David Packard, is heading home! 🚢 This weekend, the ship departed from Vigo, Spain, beginning its six-leg expedition across the Atlantic, through the Panama Canal, and up the Pacific Coast to Monterey Bay. Follow along: odss.mbari.org/odss/

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🐙 #NewArticle from #BloombergGreen! Todd Woody joined @kakanikatija.bsky.social on R/V Rachel Carson to deploy a new AI program that enables a robot to follow animals of interest. Gamers playing #FathomVerse are helping us train this AI! 🆕 bloom.bg/4giZqaH 🪼 @mbarinews.bsky.social

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This MBARI team develops innovative technology to map the seafloor 🤖🗺️ With marine life and ecosystems facing a rising tide of threats, the ocean exploration community needs better tools for measuring and monitoring ocean health. MBARI’s CoMPAS Lab is up to the challenge: mbari.co/MeetMBARI

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Glass squids (Cranchiidae) are nearly invisible, with bodies made mostly of water and light-reflecting cells. They float through the ocean looking like ghostly space invaders—all vibes, no solid structure. Photo from @mbarinews.bsky.social more info at www.mbari.org/animal/glass... #marinelife

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Flatfish flyby 💨 This Dover sole, Microstomus pacificus, lives along the Pacific coast from the Bering Sea to Baja California. It can live on the seafloor from less than 10 meters (30 feet) to over 1,300 meters (4,265 feet) deep.⁠

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So grateful for this @mbarinews.bsky.social team! 🙏👏 Despite the technical difficulties, power plant fires, and my variable health, the engineering, Bioinspiration Lab, marine ops, and @montereyaq.bsky.social collections teams were able to go offshore today. I'm connecting via telepresence. 🧪🦑🌊🌎

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thank you @ameliabridges.bsky.social - the @mbarinews.bsky.social interns always bring energy, enthusiasm, and talent to the summer program. Application deadline Feb 28 - www.mbari.org/internship

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Grace under pressure ✨️💫⁠ Comb jellies are some of the most dazzling and depth-diverse denizens of the sea. Using MBARI's advanced deep-sea robots, researchers revealed how membranes help comb jellies thrive in the deep. Learn more: youtu.be/e7A0hZ8mBtE?...

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Excited about this new video that explains our research on how comb jelly membranes function under extreme pressure of the deep-sea. Made by 1st author Jacob Winnikoff & Kyra Schlining for @mbarinews.bsky.social 🦑🧪🌊 Just in time for @dsbsoc.bsky.social! #ctenophore www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7A0...

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One of the special honorees of the WoRMS top-10 marine species of 2022 was Yoda demiankoopi, a purple acorn worm from the deep Pacific described by Greg Rouse & collaborators at @scrippsocean.bsky.social using ROVs from Schmidt Ocean & @mbarinews.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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A beautifully written perspective on diatoms and the silicon and carbon cycle, written by a radiolarian-lover @n-llopis-m.bsky.social

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🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 @mbarinews.bsky.social internship deadline Feb 28, but good time to think about your letter of recommendation while you are on holiday break! www.mbari.org/about/career...

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Identifying marine snow particles is difficult, but will help measure how much carbon the ocean is sequestering. Check out our new study using a human-in-the-loop computer vision approach for marine snow classification. @mbarinews.bsky.social aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Plankton store carbon and play an important role in our climate. In a new opinion piece, @n-llopis-m.bsky.social—a @sbroscoff.bsky.social Marie Sklodowska Curie postdoctoral fellow at MBARI—shares what we can learn from diatoms. Learn more: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @naturegeosci.bsky.social

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As 2024 draws to a close, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you who has made this year with #FathomVerse amazing!

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🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 MBARI’s Environmental Sample Processor is changing how we study rivers, lakes, and oceans. It allows scientists and resource managers to explore remote areas and helps safeguard ecosystem health. Learn more about ESP tech here: www.mbari.org/news/mbaris-...

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🧪🌎🦑🦈🌊 Some of our favorite deep-sea moments of the year—in stunning 4K! 📹👏 WATCH: youtu.be/ZlzRgvaGGGE

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A NEW paper on deep-sea Goniasteridae today! ha ha. I MAY have named a new spiny species of coral eating Evoplosoma after the Toho kaiju ANGUIRUS! #godzilla My thanks to @mbarinews.bsky.social @calacademy for its collection/storage! #echinoday paper is here www.mapress.com/zt/article/v...

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Heterochone calyx is one of the largest sponges on the Pacific coast. These spectacular sponges support bustling communities of life. Like coral reefs in tropical waters or the old-growth forests on land, countless critters make their home in sponge gardens. Learn more: youtu.be/IAXnMcTyL0M?...

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🧪📍 🌊 🦑 #postdoc @mbarinews.bsky.social working with Monique Messié on a NSF project investigating the influence of nutrient supply by different physical processes on functional biodiversity of marine plankton in the Galápagos Archipelago. www.mbari.org/about/career... $70K year 1; $73K year 2

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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. Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...

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Happy #SeaSlugDay! These sensational sea slugs bring some pizzazz to the deep sea. Check out the video: youtu.be/ZXdmGADEH-I?...

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