Underwater avalanches and turbidity currents carry huge amounts of sediment, organic material, and pollutants down submarine canyons and into the deep sea. Yet geologists know very little about how ...

In the deep dark waters of the Monterey Canyon, there lives a strange fish with a gaping, wide mouth and a bioluminescent light on its head.Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute senior scientist ...

BEAUTIFUL BARRELEYE: The wee wonder is described by the Cannery Row institution as "incredibly elusive," a fish that " lives in the ocean's twilight zone, at depths of 2,000 to 2,600 feet." The ...

MOSS LANDING — A yellow torpedo prowls the Monterey Canyon, gliding over fields of eerie red and white clams nearly 3,000 meters below the surface. The submarine then slips down deep to survey the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) MossLanding >> While exploring the edge of the Monterey Canyon ...

Geobiologist Victoria Orphan stands at the stern of the research vessel Western Flyer, watching her colleagues put the last touches on an unusual spread. Among the offerings: a large turkey leg, an ...

Deep below Monterey Bay lies one of the largest submarine canyons on the west coast of North America. Monterey Canyon has a topography that rivals the Grand Canyon, but its scale and grandeur remain ...

Monterey Bay, California, is known for its beaches. Big Sur in the north is a favorite destination among surfers, and Moss Landing in the south is a bird-watchers paradise. But just off the coast lies ...

Moss Landing – A yellow torpedo prowls the Monterey Canyon, gliding over fields of eerie red and white clams nearly 3,000 meters below the surface. The submarine then slips down deep to survey the ...