Tunicate Tuesday is totally a thing, right?

When you realize you've been calling your neighbor the wrong name for years! 😱 A recent MBARI study is helping to clarify the names of the often misidentified little red jellies seen around Monterey Bay: mbari.org/little-red-jel… ⁠

You know what? I'm going to take home a few lessons learned from the seals of Antarctica...Just lie down and take a nap whenever and wherever I feel like it. #Antarctica #Antarcticaeh

It’s a tuna! It’s a baby whale! No, it’s… AN OCEAN SUNFISH!! We’re excited to welcome a Mola mola back to our Open Sea Exhibit! montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-c…

Excited to be volunteering for the #SACNAS2020 conference this week. I'll be available at the MBARI #MBARI_News booth from noon-1 PST daily, or schedule an appointment with me if you'd like to chat about #AI/#ML applied to deep ocean acoustics and imaging youtu.be/I1ozbgy5N-U

The direct link to the MBARI #SACNAS2020 booth is here sacnas2020.eventfinity.co/directories/27…

Looking for #STEM opportunities? We host summer internships pairing undergrad, grad students, and educators with MBARI staff. Applications for our 2021 internship program open next month. More information on our summer internship program: mbari.org/products/educa… #SACNAS2020

Pacific-sound data is now freely available - all 140 TB as of this morning! Help me unlock the mysteries of the soundscape using #MachineLearning and the power of the cloud. Please RT to spread the word.Gratitude to #AWS Open Data for free and open access.#WomenInSTEM MBARI

We always take time to stop and watch the jellies. 🤩⁠ ⁠ This beautiful little jelly, Colobonema sericeum, is found in the midwaters of the ocean throughout the world (700-1,000 meters). This species is known to drop its tentacles and flee to distract would-be predators.

PRESS RELEASE 📣 𝑬𝑴𝑺𝑶 𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑪 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝑮𝑰𝑴 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑳𝒂 𝑷𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒂 ➡️To monitor the impact of the volcano activity on the La Palma marine ecosystem, EMSO deployed its multisensor module near the lava flow. 👉 Read more: bit.ly/30fw5Nf

From rare deep-sea fishes and giant jellies to adorable octopuses and twinkling squid, MBARI's ROVs encountered some captivating moments in 2021. As we continue to explore the largest and least known habitat on Earth, we promise to share our discoveries with you! #Bestof2021

📣 The 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 2022 will be held from October 3rd to 7th in Brest, France, with both on-site and online attendance available. ℹ️Marine imaging is developing rapidly to explore unseen ocean habitats. Read more: emso.eu/2022/02/02/mar…

Celebrating the first day of #OneOceanSummit with #BathyReef! 🎉The artificial reef BathyReef joined me at 2400m! I can't wait to work with him and share images of its colonization with you!✨ Lab ROUGERIE+TANGRAM Groupe Vicat EMSO ERIC One Planet Summit 🎥 Marc Garel

Applications due June 15; great opportunity!

California has an extraordinary opportunity this week to pass a landmark bill to dramatically reduce plastic pollution & hold companies accountable for plastic they produce. We need your help: Contact your legislators and urge them to vote YES on #SB54: mbayaq.co/3A7TxeZ

Today marks Monterey Bay Aquarium's 38th year of inspiring conservation of the ocean! So amazed at the impact of this institution -- far beyond what any of us imagined back in 1984. My deepest thanks to all!

Happening next week!

At Monterey Bay Aquarium, we view every day as #InternationalWomensDay. We’re committed to making sure everyone can find their place in the sciences. And we celebrate the women of all ages who are leading the way to build a better world for all of us. montereybayaquarium.org/stories/women-…

Applications closeTOMORROW! MISS Summer Camp is a free, weeklong marine science camp for teens 13-17 (as of June 2023) from groups historically excluded from STEM: racial/ethnic minorities, gender minorities & members of the LGBTQ+ community & teens from underserved communities

Some people today are discouraging others from learning programming on the grounds AI will automate it. This advice will be seen as some of the worst career advice ever given. I disagree with the Turing Award and Nobel prize winner who wrote, “It is far more likely that the