@mbari_newsMBARI

An ocean research institute focused on advancing marine science and engineering

card updated Sep 24, 2026 · 13 clips parsed · following 52 · 5,200,000 likes total

Engagement16.3%above average

Account summary

@mbari_news has 203,700 followers and 785 videos. Across the 13 parsed clips the average is 926,273 views and 132,860 likes. Engagement to views is 16.3%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−2.39 pp). Posts roughly 0.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 455% of the follower count.

Followers

203.7K

history is still being collected

Engagement

16.3%

−2.39 pp newer half

Average views

926.3K

median 4.3K

Likes per clip

132.9K

579 comments avg

Shares / saves

17.6K / 6.9K

0.74% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.1 / wk

reach 455% of followers

Latest clips

13 collected

Deep-sea raspberry ❤️✨️⁠ ⁠ The raspberry jelly (Aeginura grimaldii) is — @mbari_news

2K0:21Deep-sea raspberry ❤️✨️⁠ ⁠ The raspberry jelly (Aeginura grimaldii) is part of a small group of jellies called the narco34132725

Little glorious globs of the deep 🤗😍 ⁠ Sea pigs (Scotoplanes sp.) are — @mbari_news

1.1K0:16Little glorious globs of the deep 🤗😍 ⁠ Sea pigs (Scotoplanes sp.) are one of the most commonly sighted animals on the de128865

Making deep-sea fishing look good 🎣🐉🖤 This black dragonfish (Idiacanth — @mbari_news

1.7K0:44Making deep-sea fishing look good 🎣🐉🖤 This black dragonfish (Idiacanthus sp.) was spotted at 527 meters (1,729 feet) in 25732122

That one time we played peek-a-boo with the cutest eelpout fish 🥰⁠ ⁠ D — @mbari_news

2.6K0:32That one time we played peek-a-boo with the cutest eelpout fish 🥰⁠ ⁠ Despite their long, slender, eel-like appearance, e27761716

Adding some deep-sea wonder to your scroll 💙✨️⁠ ⁠ This siphonophore, E — @mbari_news

1.9K0:14Adding some deep-sea wonder to your scroll 💙✨️⁠ ⁠ This siphonophore, Erenna richardi, can be identified by the massive c24451724

Your Wednesday just got an upgrade: a new MBARI bigfin squid sighting — @mbari_news

14K0:38Your Wednesday just got an upgrade: a new MBARI bigfin squid sighting just dropped! 🦑👀⁠ ⁠ During a recent expedition to 1.7K2715294

Why chase your food when you can let that one extra-long tentacle do a — @mbari_news

3.4K0:10Why chase your food when you can let that one extra-long tentacle do all the work? 🪼🎣⁠ ⁠ The deep-sea crown jelly (Atoll44572535

Just casually reaching for a snack 🍴⭐️⁠ ⁠ Perched atop a rocky outcrop — @mbari_news

4.3K0:20Just casually reaching for a snack 🍴⭐️⁠ ⁠ Perched atop a rocky outcropping, this basket star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis) 45851124

Stygiomedusa is the deep sea’s love letter to oral arms 💫 ⁠ The bell o — @mbari_news

5.9K0:30Stygiomedusa is the deep sea’s love letter to oral arms 💫 ⁠ The bell of this astonishing jelly is more than one meter (722125870

Had to be done 💛✨💛 #buoycrazy ⁠ For more than three decades, MBARI’s M — @mbari_news

204.6K0:13Had to be done 💛✨💛 #buoycrazy ⁠ For more than three decades, MBARI’s M1 buoy has been collecting near-continuous observ33.4K15310.9K1.7K

Meet the newest (and cutest) addition to the snailfish family 🐟⁠ ⁠ MBA — @mbari_news

1.7M0:20Meet the newest (and cutest) addition to the snailfish family 🐟⁠ ⁠ MBARI collaborators at SUNY Geneseo, with scientists 248.5K1.1K53.6K21K

At MBARI, our “office” is Monterey Bay and its deep underwater canyon. — @mbari_news

6.4M0:13At MBARI, our “office” is Monterey Bay and its deep underwater canyon. Using advanced robots, we’re revealing the stunni891K1.5K62.1K29.6K

Watch to see a sea cucumber swim. 👀⁠ ⁠ Most sea cucumbers live a seden — @mbari_news

3.7M0:23Watch to see a sea cucumber swim. 👀⁠ ⁠ Most sea cucumbers live a sedentary life on the bottom of the ocean, eating sedim549.7K4.7K101.5K36.6K

Engagement per clip

13 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 21.7% ER

Mar 28Sep 1Sep 22

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Sep 22, 2026	2,033	341	3	27	25	18.25%
Sep 18, 2026	1,080	128	8	6	5	13.15%
Sep 15, 2026	1,738	257	3	21	22	16.17%
Sep 14, 2026	2,595	277	6	17	16	11.56%
Sep 4, 2026	1,917	244	5	17	24	13.88%
Sep 2, 2026	14,000	1,712	27	152	94	13.51%
Sep 1, 2026	3,419	445	7	25	35	13.95%
Aug 31, 2026	4,299	458	5	11	24	11.03%
Aug 27, 2026	5,873	722	12	58	70	13.49%
Aug 20, 2026	204,600	33,400	153	10,900	1,665	21.73%
Sep 8, 2025	1,700,000	248,500	1,136	53,600	21,025	17.84%
Apr 21, 2025	6,400,000	891,000	1,518	62,100	29,564	14.92%
Mar 28, 2024	3,700,000	549,700	4,650	101,500	36,572	17.73%