MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) | Unwind and relax in the tranquil sunlit water of the Monterey Bay @MBARIvideo | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
The ocean’s glistening sunlit waters teem with life. As MBARI’s remotely operated vehicles descend at the beginning of a dive and ascend at the end of their mission, we capture many mesmerizing moments on camera. Dolphins playfully frolic, sunfish casually flap, gelatinous life floats, baby octopus jet, sea nettles gently pulse, and seabirds flit their little feet. Relax and enjoy these captivating scenes from the shallow open water of Monterey Bay.
All clips featured in this video were captured in Monterey Bay:
0:00 Surface water | 0 meters
0:17 Mola mola trailing a parasite and surrounded by schooling fish | 41 meters (135 feet)
0:38 Albatross swimming on the surface | 0 meters
0:54 California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) and Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) | 24 meters (79 feet)
1:17 California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) | 13 meters (63 feet)
1:27 Cross jelly (Mitrocoma cellularia), doliolids (order Doliolida), and common siphonophore (Nanomia bijuga) | 40 meters (131 feet)
1:45 Sea nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) | 23 meters (75 feet)
2:05 Spotted comb jelly (Leucothea pulchra) | 11 meters (36 feet)
2:21 Dense smack of solitary and chain salps (order Salpida) | 38 meters (125 feet)
2:35 School of juvenile red octopus (Octopus rubescens) | 50 meters (164 feet)
2:53 Pyrosomes (Pyrosoma sp.) | 30 meters (98 feet)
3:05 Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) | 45 meters (148 feet)
3:15 Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) | 11 meters (36 feet)
3:28 A smack of sea nettles (Chrysaora fuscescens) | 2 meters (7 feet)
3:48 Sunlit water | 0 meters
Video producer/editor: Kristine Walz
Production team: Kyra Schlining, Nancy Jacobsen Stout, Susan von Thun
Music: Among Us by Simon Wester (Artlist.io)
The ocean’s glistening sunlit waters teem with life. As MBARI’s remotely operated vehicles descend at the beginning of a dive and ascend at the end of their mission, we capture many mesmerizing moments on camera. Dolphins playfully frolic, sunfish casually flap, gelatinous life floats, baby octopus jet, sea nettles gently pulse, and seabirds flit their little feet. Relax and enjoy these captivating scenes from the shallow open water of Monterey Bay.
All clips featured in this video were captured in Monterey Bay:
0:00 Surface water | 0 meters
0:17 Mola mola trailing a parasite and surrounded by schooling fish | 41 meters (135 feet)
0:38 Albatross swimming on the surface | 0 meters
0:54 California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) and Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) | 24 meters (79 feet)
1:17 California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) | 13 meters (63 feet)
1:27 Cross jelly (Mitrocoma cellularia), doliolids (order Doliolida), and common siphonophore (Nanomia bijuga) | 40 meters (131 feet)
1:45 Sea nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) | 23 meters (75 feet)
2:05 Spotted comb jelly (Leucothea pulchra) | 11 meters (36 feet)
2:21 Dense smack of solitary and chain salps (order Salpida) | 38 meters (125 feet)
2:35 School of juvenile red octopus (Octopus rubescens) | 50 meters (164 feet)
2:53 Pyrosomes (Pyrosoma sp.) | 30 meters (98 feet)
3:05 Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) | 45 meters (148 feet)
3:15 Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) | 11 meters (36 feet)
3:28 A smack of sea nettles (Chrysaora fuscescens) | 2 meters (7 feet)
3:48 Sunlit water | 0 meters
Video producer/editor: Kristine Walz
Production team: Kyra Schlining, Nancy Jacobsen Stout, Susan von Thun
Music: Among Us by Simon Wester (Artlist.io)
