Based in Moss Landing, California and funded privately by the Packard Foundation, MBARI is dedicated to conducting "research and development of oceanographic technology [and applying] that technology towards scientific missions and goals." To that end, MBARI's Website describes research projects in engineering, mapping (e.g., Hawaii Multibeam Data), greenhouse gases, seismology, acoustics, biogeochemistry, unmanned submersible research platforms (ROV Tiburon), and benthic ecology, among other areas. The site also offers a news section, an online library with restricted access to several top scientific oceanography (or related fields) journals, an educational section, and links to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, MBARI's sister organization.