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Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
Monterey, California 93940
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Regular Hours
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Daily
Closed Dec. 25

Holidays
9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

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Deep-Sea Activities, Videos & Resources

Activities & Games


		Deep-Sea Memory Game Challenge your friends to our online deep sea matching game—lowest score wins.

		Deep-Sea Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge a cock-eyed squid to online tic-tac-toe.

		Deep-Sea Poster & I Spy See if you can find all 50 creatures of the deep sea on our printable poster.

		Deep-Sea Critter Cards Collect deep sea critter cards to color, play games with, or use to create your own field guide.


	Dive into the Deep Create an undersea scene and discover what a submersible sees as it dives deep in Monterey Canyon.
	Lanternfish Sticks Make your own glow-in-the-dark fish. Then have a fish stick party!
	You'll find more fun things to do in our Activities & Games section.

Other Deep-Sea Fun




		Cool Facts How deep is the deep sea? Find out!

		Online Field Guide Meet 40 creeps of the deep.

		E-Postcard Send a spiny crab postcard!

		Dictionary Look up scientific terms.

Video Library QuickTime or Windows Media Player Required

	Low	High		Low	High
Canyon Walls: Homes & Hiding Places	845k	1.4MB	Squat Lobster	176k	350k
The Midwater: Into the Void	845k	1.4MB	Eelpout	390k	780k
The Seafloor: Dark, Dusty & Very Deep	845k	1.5MB	Cockeyed Squid	400k	800k
Mushroom Coral & Predatory Tunicate	555k	1.1MB	Hagfish	458k	914k
Deep-Sea Pressure	555k		Spotted Ratfish	187k	372k

Deep-Sea Resources

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)

	Descriptions of current MBARI research projects involving deep-sea animals and deep-sea technology.
	Up-to- date information on the current location and research missions of the MBARI research vessels R/V Western Flyer and R/V Point Lobos. They post daily cruise logs on some of their longer research trips.
	Collection of photos and video from MBARI's work on deep-sea research and ocean engineering.

BBC Blue Planet Series "Alien Planet"

Fun and educational site with entertaining and educational interactives, animal information and cool facts for the deep sea and many other ocean habitats.

Bioluminescence Web Site

Great information on bioluminescence in deep sea animals including the hows and whys. Large collection of photos and some video.

Deep Sea Classroom Activities from the American Museum of Natural History

Explore interactives and classroom activities to investigate how plate tectonics create mid-ocean ridges and how they're related to deep-sea vents.

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency Ocean Explorer (NOAA)

	Comprehensive and easy-to-use site covering current research projects and the technology and history of ocean exploration.
	Large selection of photos, videos, maps and sounds relating to ocean exploration and ocean life.
	Education section with over 85 lesson plans.

PBS Scientific Frontiers "Beneath the Sea"

	Online version of the PBS show "Beneath the Sea" that aired in 2002. Alan Alda joins explorer Bob Ballard for a look at the technologies that have opened up the farthest reaches of the ocean, and he visits the Monterey Bay Aquarium. You can view the video of the program online.
	Includes "Living in the Sea" online interactive to place animals in the right deep-sea zone. Also includes teacher resources.

Professor Paul Yancey's Deep-Sea Page

Good introduction to deep-sea habitats and adaptations. Lots of photos and background information on life and zones in the deep.

Sea and Sky "Monsters of the Deep" Interactive

Play "Monsters in the Deep" to discover the bizarre, alien creatures that live in the dark, cold deep sea.

The Official William Beebe Web Site

Description of the world record descent into the deep sea by Charles William Beebe and Otis Barton in the Bathysphere in 1934.

Inspiring conservation of the oceans