OUR MISSION
To explore and document the world’s oceans
to support their conservation and management
To explore and document the world’s oceans
to support their conservation and management
Climate Ride - Ocean Riders
Sometimes fish DO need a bicycle. MARE's Executive Director, Dirk Rosen will be riding 330 miles from San Francisco to San Luis Obispo - toward a sustainable ocean future. By supporting the Ocean Rider team, you can help MARE protect fish and other ocean critters. Sponsor MARE’s Ocean Riders on a bike ride that steers us to a sustainable ocean future.
Channel Islands MPAs
California implemented the State’s first network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) within the nearshore waters of the northern Channel Islands in 2003. Together with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, MARE developed a long-term ROV program to monitor the changes these MPAs show over time. Learn more about MARE’s preliminary results and workshop on current underwater research.
Fishing Gear Innovations
MARE teamed up with scientists and fishermen to demonstrate the feasibility of improved trawl net designs along the California coast. Trawl gear modifications have the potential to reduce bycatch, fuel use and seafloor contact - all with increased catching efficiency. Find out more...
Southern California Deep Sea Expedition 
MARE teamed up with Oceana and Alexandra Cousteau to document unexplored ocean seafloor off Southern California. Using the Beagle ROV to better understand these fragile ecosystems, we hope to learn more about the structure and health of these environments in order to help protect them. Find out more about our exciting discoveries during the Southern California Deep Sea Expedition.
Deep Sea Coral Expedition
Learn about MARE's new expedition observing deepwater corals and sponges in the Channel Islands. When it comes to effects of climate change on ocean life, we’re in uncharted territory. Scientists are hustling to take a deeper look and steer policy on the best course.
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