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
Pineapple Express Delivery
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Published: 17 January 2017
A tropical brown booby seabird, rare in central California, made a surprise landing on the R/V Rachel Carson in Monterey Bay, likely blown off course by the Pineapple Express. After resting briefly, it flew off, uninterested in canned sardines.
Keywords: brown booby, seabird, Monterey Bay, Pineapple Express, R/V Rachel Carson, tropical bird, marine wildlife
