MBARI engineers complete expedition to survey Arctic seafloor with portable underwater robot
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Published: 23 April 2026
MBARI deployed the portable MOLA AUV beneath Arctic sea ice for the first time, completing high-resolution seafloor mapping near Utqiagvik, Alaska in collaboration with UAF and other partners.
Keywords: Arctic, autonomous underwater vehicle, MOLA AUV, sea ice, seafloor mapping, polar research, underwater robotics
How Researchers Are Bringing the 2026 Pacific Coral Survey to You
NOAA Fisheries
Published: 22 April 2026
NOAA researchers are surveying coral reefs in American Samoa and Pacific Islands from April-July 2026, marking 20+ years of reef monitoring using scientific divers, 3D photogrammetry, and larval surveys.
Keywords: coral reefs, Pacific Islands, American Samoa, reef monitoring, NOAA, marine surveys, photogrammetry, ichthyoplankton
One Antarctic bay, 28 years: why long-term monitoring at Rothera matters
British Antarctic Survey
Published: 14 April 2026
The Rothera Time Series has measured ocean biogeochemistry in Ryder Bay, Antarctica for nearly three decades, building one of the most significant long-term polar ocean monitoring records in one of Earth's most rapidly warming regions.
Keywords: Antarctica, Rothera, ocean monitoring, time series, Southern Ocean, climate change, phytoplankton, Ryder Bay
