During a dive with our education and outreach partner, the @MontereyAq, the team came across a rare treat: a barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma).
MBARI’s ROVs Ventana and Doc Ricketts have logged more than 5,600 dives and recorded more than 27,600 hours of video—yet we’ve only encountered this fish nine times!
Aug 6, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
#FreshFromTheDeep: A whalefish was spotted last week with ROV Doc Ricketts!
This whalefish (order Cetomimiformes) was encountered by @beroe's team on their R/V Western Flyer expedition 2,013 meters deep offshore of Monterey Bay.
We've only encountered this obscure group of fishes 18 times in 34 years of deep-sea exploration with our ROVs.
Jun 2, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
A world of sound lies beneath the ocean’s surface. New research led by MBARI biological oceanographer John Ryan reported in @FrontMarineSci this week found a reduction in noise from shipping traffic in the @MBNMS during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn more: mbari.org/pandemic-reduc…
MBARI has a hydrophone deep in Monterey Bay that continuously listens to the underwater soundscape. It records natural sounds, as well as noise from human activities, like shipping. Audio streams to shore in real time, allowing researchers to see change when it is happening.
Oct 29, 2020 • 14 tweets • 13 min read
We are loving the #FreshVsSaltyFish debate, but no shallow-dweller—salty or not—can win in a battle of the fishes when deep-sea fish enter the race.
Despite its fierce name and looks, fangtooth, Anoplogaster cornuta, is small and has relatively bad eyesight. But the pronounced dark line down their sides is a lateral line that allows them to sense small movements. #TeamSalt#TeamDeepSea
