Exploring and Documenting Our 
Oceans to Support Conservation
and Management.

Exploring and Documenting Our 
Oceans to Support Conservation
and Management.

Exploring and Documenting Our 
Oceans to Support Conservation
and Management.

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MARE returns from surveying California’s central coast marine protected areas.

Visual surveys of California’s MPAs are essential to help determine MPA effectiveness over time. This expedition supported the state’s long-term monitoring of MPAs from Bodega Bay to Portuguese Ledge.

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Discover our comprehensive and cost-effective marine services, offering expertise from benthic ecosystem characterizations to efficient gear recovery solutions.
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Invest in ocean health. Your donation goes directly to monitoring and protecting marine ecosystems, meaning a better life for all of us.
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Expeditions

Explore our at-sea surveys, where we use our robotic survey technologies to collect vital data for our research partners.
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Our Science

Our in-house programs represent focused initiatives through which we raise funds to support projects such as MPA monitoring and STEM education.
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Learn about our specialized equipment tailored to explore and document marine environments.
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Discover more about our middle school and high school STEM education programs.

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View our deep-sea imagery

Select photos videos from expeditions includes rarely seen species from deep marine environments.

View our deep-sea imagery

We take hundreds of photos and hours of video with our ROV camera systems during each expedition. Explore some of our imagery, including rarely seen species from deep marine environments.

MARE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit marine exploration and research organization, founded in 2003.

We are dedicated to supporting scientific institutions in their efforts to survey and conserve marine ecosystems.