US Marine Biodiversity Observation Network

US MBON fosters greater understanding of how our living ocean is changing around us.

MBON is the premier collaborative network for producing, integrating, and communicating information on ocean biodiversity to inform decision-making.

Bridging the labyrinth of ocean technology and research, MBON brings the importance of ocean biodiversity into focus.

Regional Nodes

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Pushing frontiers of exploration and innovation from space to the deep ocean

MBON accelerates development of innovative technologies — combining methods and observations from satellites to genomics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, using big data and cloud solutions. The multi-sector partnerships are continually improving delivery of actionable marine life information. The image above depicts the various ways the ocean can be observed.

Products from the network

What the network produces — peer-reviewed papers, open datasets published to global repositories, and the tools that turn observations into decisions.