Marine Applied Research & Exploration (MARE)

Happy Holidays from all of us at MARE! As we celebrate 21 years of advancing marine science, exploration, and STEM education, we’re filled with gratitude for your support. Together, we’ve made incredible strides: - Restoring deep-sea coral habitats - Protecting marine reserves & ocean health - Expanding our ROV research fleet - Inspiring 1,500+ students through STEM programs Your generosity powers this vital work. Thank you for helping us protect our oceans and inspire the next generation of ocean stewards. 💙 #MARE #OceanConservation #STEMeducation #HappyHolidays #ROVS #deepsea

🪸 Dive Into Action: Explore, Discover, Protect with MARE 🪸 As we approach the end of the year, we invite you to join us in making a lasting impact on the future of ocean conservation. Our oceans face unprecedented pressures, but your support is the key to turning the tide. Together, we can revitalize our oceans and rebuild the vital ecosystems that sustain us all. Join Us in Protecting the Oceans This holiday season, If you make your gift by December 31st, it will be DOUBLED, thanks to an anonymous donor who will match up to $5,000. Your contribution will directly support our mission to Explore, Discover, and Protect the ocean's deep-sea frontiers. MAKE A GIFT TODAY – Together, we can make a difference. https://lnkd.in/gs86crJx Your Impact: The Power of Your Donation With your generous support, we can continue to: 🌊 Expand our deep-sea robotic fleet. 🌊 Integrate breakthrough technologies, like Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. 🌊 Safeguard critical ocean habitats for future generations. 🌊 Increase STEM education opportunities for SF Bay Area youth. It took decades to overfish our waters, but with proven tools like Marine Protected Areas, we now have a path to recovery. We are grateful to you—our MARE family—for making this possible. Thank you for your continued partnership. Wishing you and your loved ones a safe and peaceful holiday season.

The MPA Film Day is this Saturday - December 7th in Sausalito, CA. We hope you can join us for this FREE event. Details below. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

🌊 🌊 Save the Date! 🌊 🌊 We are excited to invite you to an MPA Film Day and Wildlife Celebration on Saturday, December 7, 2024, from 1:00 - 3:30 PM at the Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito, CA! This FREE, community event is perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about California’s marine protected areas (MPAs) and the amazing species and habitats they safeguard. We’ll be screening MARE’s film, "Eyes on the Seafloor," which showcases over 20 years of MARE's conservation efforts within California's MPAs. What to expect: Engaging films featuring California’s MPAs Insightful discussions with local Bay Area experts Interactive activities and a stunning photo show Free refreshments for attendees This is a wonderful opportunity to explore the incredible diversity of marine life along our coast, connect with others passionate about ocean conservation, and celebrate the importance of protecting our natural world. Event Details: Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024 Time: 1:00 – 3:30 PM Location: Bay Model Visitor Center Address: 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965 Cost: Free | Open to the public, ages 7+ Whether you're a long-time ocean advocate or new to marine conservation, this event offers something for everyone. Don’t miss this exciting chance to learn, engage, and celebrate! We encourage you to share this opportunity widely with your networks, friends, and community members. We hope to see you there!

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the EOS Center's Marine Lab Open House! 🌊 We loved connecting with you at our MARE outreach table and sharing the wonders of San Francisco Bay's marine life. From meeting local critters to hearing the sounds of CA coastal whales, it was a day filled with science, discovery, and community. Special thanks to the amazing scientists and volunteers who made this event possible! Stay curious, and we’ll see you on the next adventure! #outreach #oceanconservation #steameducation

Save the Date!! Sunday - October 13, 11 AM - 3 PM. Join us to celebrate the EOS Center's annual Marine Lab Open House, a day of discovery. We invite you to experience science in action at San Francisco State University's Estuary & Ocean Science Center at the Romberg Tiburon Campus, the only marine lab on the San Francisco Bay. Meet San Francisco Bay critters at our touch tanks and exhibits. Chat with local marine scientists. Listen to the sounds of CA coastal whales and dolphins. See how we partner with nature to reduce climate change impacts. Grab a bite at the food truck or the Hog Island oyster bar. Admission and parking at our Open House are FREE. **Come stop by and say hi - MARE will be hosting an Outreach Table.  3150 Paradise Drive, Tiburon CA 94920 For more information: https://lnkd.in/e_BjcKEc

🌊 Dive into the deep with us! 🌊 Our 2024-2025 Education Program Registration is officially OPEN! We’re bringing the wonders of the deep sea directly to your classroom! Our Deep Sea Education Program for grades 6-12 offers up to 110 minutes of epic STEAM adventures, featuring engaging science presentations and hands-on lab activities. Your students will explore engineering, ocean conservation, and deep-sea ecology like never before! And the best part? It's FREE for San Francisco Bay Area public schools! Don't miss out— https://bit.ly/3YGziBu to book your spot today! 🐙🌊 #DeepSeaDiscovery #STEAMeducation #OceanExploration

Our team is back at the office after completing the recent California Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) survey, but our work is only just beginning! Over the next few months our team of biologists will be busy extracting georeferenced habitat, fish, and invertebrate data from the video and still images collected. This georeferenced data helps inform on the density and diversity of marine life in these surveyed locations, helping to track changes in California's network of MPAs since their implementation. These photos were taken while surveying the Farallon Islands, Montara, Pillar Point, and Portuguese Ledge MPAs, but they are just a glimpse of the diversity of marine life and habitat types encountered during our 2024 survey. Including something we have never seen before: a Spanish shawl nudibranch hitching a ride on a brown rockfish's dorsal fin!

We couldn't have planned a better way to kick off our California Marine Protected Areas survey than a close-up Giant Pacific octopus encounter! Our team is still hard at work surveying the Farallon Islands Marine Protected Areas, but they were able to send some photo highlights and notes from dives earlier this week from sites in the Bodega Bay MPAs. Below is a summary of what they had to say: 1. The encounter with the Giant Pacific octopus was an unexpected treat on the first dive of our survey. Gracefully walking past the ROV, the octopus was likely on the hunt for one its favorite meals: Dungeness crab (more on those below). 2. Large krill swarms were not uncommon in these areas. While maybe not the most exciting images to look at, these krill swarms are the foundation of a healthy marine ecosystem. 3. Numerous live Dungeness crabs and lots of fresh molt piles were observed, by far the most molts we've ever seen during a survey. Given the timing of year and the one tail flap visible in the lower right corner of the image, these are all likely male Dungeness crab molts (females typically molt in spring). There are many possible reasons for why we saw more molts this year than in previous surveys, so this is just an interesting observation our team noted. #ROV #oceanconservation #deepsea #bluetechnology #marineprotectedareas #CAMPAS

Project Highlight! 🎉🎉 #oceanconservation #partnerships #deepsea #ROVs