Going with the flow: Weather challenges bring new opportunities
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Published: 12 March 2026
MBARI expedition adapted deep-sea mapping plans when weather shifted from Sur Ridge to Monterey Bay, successfully surveying Sponge Ridge and Central Slope coral habitats using the MiniROV system.
Keywords: deep-sea mapping, MiniROV, coral, sponge, Monterey Bay, seafloor survey, marine expedition
Behind the scenes: Preparing for Deep Sea 3D
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Published: 10 March 2026
MBARI engineers tested the MiniROV and Portable Mapping System with stereo cameras, laser projectors, and sonar to prepare for deep-sea 3D seafloor mapping expeditions.
Keywords: MiniROV, deep sea, 3D mapping, underwater robotics, seafloor, ocean technology, ROV
The world's largest iceberg is melting
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 12 March 2026
A WHOI glaciologist explains how iceberg A23a, which calved from Antarctica in 1986, became a traveling laboratory as it rapidly melts and breaks apart in the South Atlantic.
Keywords: iceberg, A23a, Antarctica, glaciology, melting, South Atlantic, climate change
