Marine Protected Area (MPA) Collaborative Members statewide are field testing Trident mini-ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) from SoFar Ocean in underwater expeditions focusing on MPA outreach, compliance, and citizen science projects. Discover all of the projects below and follow along with each expedition on National Geographic’s OpenExplorer, a digital field journal for explorers and enthusiasts across the world.
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Collaborative Expeditions

Shining a Light Below the Waters of St. George Reef

The Underwater Meadows of the Crescent City Harbor

Tracking Sea Star and Kelp Abundance at Trinidad, California

Sea Stars, Urchins, and Kelp Forests at Fort Ross

Eelgrass Monitoring in Bodega Bay Harbor, California

Fishing Gear Removal: Entanglement Prevention

Unsettled Waters: Golden Gate MPA Watch

Underwater Explorations in Golden Gate Marine Protected Areas: Discovery and Monitoring of Submerged Nearshore Habitats

Bountiful Bull Kelp at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

Intertidal Investigations: Seymour Marine Discovery Center

Monitoring Marine Debris in Monterey Bay

Into the Sea: Underwater ROV Exploration at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History

Exploring the Giant Kelp Forest of Point Lobos

Eyes on Morro Bay

Morro Bay SMRMA Periscope Expeditions

Where is the Wakame?

Range Changes in the Intertidal

Tracking the Giant Sea Bass: Pennington Marine Science Center

Photic Zone Reefs of Catalina Island: Pennington Marine Science Center

Eelgrass Habitat Surveys
