A team of MBARI scientists and engineers shared their latest findings in seafloor science and mapping at a symposium organized by Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and Doerr School of Sustainability. The two-day event showcased cutting-edge research in seafloor processes and explored new pathways for collaboration.

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) has named MBARI Senior Scientist Kelly Benoit-Bird a 2025 Sustaining Fellow. Each year, ASLO honors select members for their contributions to the scientific community. Sustaining Fellows are recognized as having sustained excellence in their contributions to ASLO and the aquatic sciences.

The three-day workshop, Towards Sustainable Global Marine Omics Observation and Coordination, brought together international experts in eDNA research and technology to discuss strategies for using a variety of genomics tools to survey marine biodiversity across the global ocean.

MBARI President and CEO Antje Boetius received an honorary doctorate from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) in recognition of her contributions to deep-sea and polar research.

The FathomVerse mobile game invites ocean enthusiasts to help train AI to recognize marine life. The collective efforts of FathomVerse players worldwide are enhancing the AI models researchers rely on to deepen our understanding of marine ecosystems and ocean health.

A new research publication, led by the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, used MBARI’s advanced technology to map the distribution of deposits left on the abyssal seafloor after an earthquake. These findings will help geologists reconstruct the seismic history along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, so coastal communities can assess the risk of future quakes.