MBARI technology has been used to document more than 250 deep-sea species previously unknown to science.
Notes on verification
Confirmed via MBARI's official press release and multiple secondary outlets, plus independent corroboration from the Packard Foundation. Figure is self-reported by MBARI but consistent across time and sources with no contradictions.
Sources
- Remarkable new swimming sea slug in the deep sea | ScienceDaily (sciencedaily.com)
- https://www.mbari.org/news/mbari-researchers-discover-remarkable-new-swimming-sea-slug-in-the-deep-sea/ (mbari.org)
- https://www.packard.org/insights/grantee-story/mbari-innovation-beneath-the-waves-inspiration-on-shore/ (packard.org)
- https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/deep-sea-research-uncovers-new-mystery-mollusc/ (oceanographicmagazine.com)
- https://annualreport.mbari.org/2024/story/revealing-deep-sea-biodiversity (annualreport.mbari.org)