@mbari_newsMBARI

An ocean research institute focused on advancing marine science and engineering

card updated Oct 10, 2026 · 21 clips parsed · following 52 · 5,200,000 likes total

Engagement16.16%above average

Account summary

@mbari_news has 203,800 followers and 788 videos. Across the 21 parsed clips the average is 580,432 views and 82,516 likes. Engagement to views is 16.16%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−3.07 pp). Posts roughly 0.2 times a week. An average clip reaches 285% of the follower count.

Followers

203.8K

+100 in period

Engagement

16.16%

−3.07 pp newer half

Average views

580.4K

median 4.9K

Likes per clip

82.5K

363 comments avg

Shares / saves

10.9K / 4.3K

0.73% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.2 / wk

reach 285% of followers

Latest clips

21 collected

Clear your schedule! New barreleye footage just dropped! 🤩👀💫⁠ ⁠ During — @mbari_news

10K0:38Clear your schedule! New barreleye footage just dropped! 🤩👀💫⁠ ⁠ During a recent expedition aboard MBARI’s flagship resea1.5K2917284

Deep-sea mom things ☺️⁠ ⁠ This dedicated decapod mama, Neolithodes sp. — @mbari_news

2.5K0:16Deep-sea mom things ☺️⁠ ⁠ This dedicated decapod mama, Neolithodes sp., is also known as a king crab. King crabs crawl a30851419

This dedicated decapod mama, Neolithodes sp., is also known as a king — @mbari_news

2K0:37This dedicated decapod mama, Neolithodes sp., is also known as a king crab. King crabs crawl across the seafloor in sear20661216

Tiptoe through the urchins 🦐⁠ ⁠ The fragile pink sea urchin (Strongylo — @mbari_news

3.1K0:24Tiptoe through the urchins 🦐⁠ ⁠ The fragile pink sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus fragilis) is one of the most common neig39053623

Celebrating Hoa Hoa season with our favorite cephalopod ❤️⁠ ⁠ Unlike t — @mbari_news

3.5K0:24Celebrating Hoa Hoa season with our favorite cephalopod ❤️⁠ ⁠ Unlike those other guys, Vampyroteuthis feeds on marine sn46051917

Arms up if you love octopuses! 🐙🙋 #WorldOctopusDay⁠ ⁠ Deep-sea organis — @mbari_news

12.1K0:18Arms up if you love octopuses! 🐙🙋 #WorldOctopusDay⁠ ⁠ Deep-sea organisms use a variety of ways to swim. Most cephalopods1.6K1667102

This ravishing red jelly is one of more than 300 species discovered by — @mbari_news

5.3K0:15This ravishing red jelly is one of more than 300 species discovered by MBARI scientists 🪼❤️⁠ ⁠ Big red jellies (Tiburoni77993361

Meet the crowned sea cucumber, one of the deep ocean's clean-up champs — @mbari_news

5K0:23Meet the crowned sea cucumber, one of the deep ocean's clean-up champs 🗑️💫 ⁠ ⁠ The crowned sea cucumber (Peniagone spp.)44783730

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

4.9K0:21Deep-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

2.2K0:16Little 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

1.8M0:20Meet 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

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

Mar 28Sep 15Oct 28

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 28, 2026	10,000	1,504	29	172	84	17.05%
Oct 23, 2026	2,528	308	5	14	19	12.94%
Oct 21, 2026	1,985	206	6	12	16	11.28%
Oct 15, 2026	3,104	390	5	36	23	13.89%
Oct 14, 2026	3,535	460	5	19	17	13.69%
Oct 9, 2026	12,100	1,553	16	67	102	13.52%
Oct 1, 2026	5,317	779	9	33	61	15.44%
Oct 1, 2026	4,956	447	8	37	30	9.93%
Sep 22, 2026	4,879	341	3	27	25	7.60%
Sep 18, 2026	2,225	128	8	6	5	6.38%
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	1,800,000	248,500	1,136	53,600	21,025	16.85%
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%