ABOUT

Recognizing the lack of visual data available on deep subtidal habitats, Marine Applied Research and Exploration (MARE) was founded in 2003 as a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization with the mission to explore and document deep-water ecosystems to assist in their conservation and management. MARE works collaboratively with state and federal agencies, academic institutions, and other non-governmental organizations. To date, MARE has documented over 2,700 kilometers of seafloor off California’s coast alone — much of which had never been viewed before.

OUR TEAM

The environmental movement is part of the social justice movement and is inextricably entwined with the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. MARE is committed to fostering a culture, based on these values, which recognizes and appreciates differences in order to foster strength and resilience within and beyond the organization.
MARE is committed to integrating these principles into every aspect of our business and ensuring that all we do is accessible and inclusive. We believe practicing these values, and prioritizing them throughout the organization and our partnerships, is key to our shared efforts to explore, discover, and protect our oceans.

Marine Applied Research and Exploration is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to ensuring that every employee and applicant is treated with equal consideration, irrespective of race, color, creed, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), religion, marital or domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical, mental or medical disability, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship, military service status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.

Our efforts to accomplish our mission are greatly enhance by our collaboration with ​state and federal agencies, universities and other NGOs.

Aquarium of the Bay
Blue Frontier
California Academy of Sciences
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
California Ocean Protection Council
California Ocean Science Trust
California Sea Grant
California State Coastal Conservancy
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
F/V Donna Kathleen & the Maricich Family
Greater Farallones Association
​Institute for Applied Marine Ecology at CSU Monterey Bay
Institute for Fisheries Resources
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute 
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories 
National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program
​Oceana
Oregon State University 
Resources Legacy Fund Foundation
SeaDoc Society 
The Nature Conservancy
​University of California at Santa Barbara
U.S. Geological Survey

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