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Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and Monterey Bay Aquarium staff on a research trip aboard the Rachel Carson, viewing and analyzing multiple screens of data and video in a darkened room

Auditorium programs

Making Into the Deep

When

See hours and schedule

Length

15 minutes

Location

Auditorium

Ages

All ages

Fees

Free with admission

Ride along with Aquarium biologists and MBARI researchers as they deploy a remotely operated vehicle and explore a thriving deep-sea ecosystem off the California coast. Then embark on a blackwater dive to meet the incredible deep-sea animals that make a nightly migration to the surface.

Plan on arriving 10 minutes before the program starts. Late seating is not permitted.

Featured exhibit

Exhibit

Into the Deep

Our Into the Deep exhibit explores the dark abyss that is mostly out of sight, but thriving with life. 

Explore exhibit – Into the Deep

Our feedings

Discover how we feed the variety of animals that call the Aquarium home. See our animals at their most active while learning about their important role in ocean ecosystems. 

Feedings

Seabirds Feeding

Join puffins, common murres, and oystercatchers for a meal and learn more about these feathered friends.

Find out more – Seabirds Feeding

Feedings

Sea Otter Feeding

Watch the action unfold in this combination meal time and training session for our sea otters.

Find out more – Sea Otter Feeding

Feedings

Open Sea Feeding

Witness shimmering sardines, darting tuna, and agile hammerhead sharks chow down during the daily feeding.

Find out more – Open Sea Feeding

Feedings

Kelp Forest Feeding

In this feeding, our diver plunges into the iconic Kelp Forest exhibit with food in hand.

Find out more – Kelp Forest Feeding