MBARI technology featured in an episode of BBC Studios Natural History Unit’s landmark series
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Published: 16 November 2023
MBARI’s deep-sea tech and research at the Octopus Garden featured in Planet Earth III, revealing the lives of pearl octopus mothers. Their 4K footage, captured with ROV Doc Ricketts, brings global attention to deep-sea life and the need for its protection.
Keywords: pearl octopus, deep sea, ROV Doc Ricketts, Planet Earth III, BBC, Davidson Seamount, deep-sea imaging
Fresh from the Deep MBARI scientists film elusive dreamer anglerfish in 4K
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Published: 7 November 2023
MBARI researchers filmed a rare dreamer anglerfish (Oneirodes sp.) in 4K at 781m depth. Its ultra-black skin camouflages it in darkness. This rare sighting highlights deep-sea adaptations and links to carbon cycling and climate impact studies.
Keywords: Dreamer anglerfish, deep sea, ultra-black skin, MBARI, bioluminescence, carbon cycle, midwater ecology
Buried at sea
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Published: 6 February 2017
A one-ton monitoring tripod used in MBARI’s Coordinated Canyon Experiment was twice swept down Monterey Canyon by powerful sediment flows in 2016, traveling kilometers and becoming deeply buried—highlighting the strength of turbidity currents.
Keywords: Monterey Canyon, turbidity currents, sediment flow, tripod frame, deep-sea monitoring, MBARI, Coordinated Canyon Experiment
