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Behind the Scenes

01.08.18

MBARI vessel to reduce emissions with new engines

The diesel engines on MBARI’s research vessel Rachel Carson were recently replaced with new Caterpillar engines under a grant from California’s Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program.

Behind the Scenes

12.26.17

MBARI submersible makes one thousandth dive

Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts completed its one thousandth dive on December 21, 2017, marking a significant milestone for the vehicle and its team of pilots.

Behind the Scenes

11.14.17

ROV Ventana undergoes an overhaul

Remotely operated vehicle Ventana is undergoing an overhaul while its host, MBARI research vessel Rachel Carson, is in the shipyard for an important engine upgrade.

Behind the Scenes

09.19.17

Murres dive into acoustic ecology

An unusual data signal recorded in the ocean with an echosounder turned out not to be fish, but diving seabirds.

Expedition Log

09.16.17

Wrapping up our Canadian Arctic 2017 expedition

  We completed science operations on the evening of September 12th after conducting a successful ROV dive and collecting several more gravity cores in the Western Mackenzie Trough and Yukon Shelf. Although this was a geosciences expedition, we made several observations of marine life as well. Topside, we have seen numerous species of birds, including …