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Reef Monitoring Structure

Researchers use Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) like this one to study...

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Processing ARMS

Scientists processing ARMS (Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures), small...

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Deploying ARMS in the Deep Reef

Deploying ARMS (Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures) is tricky in the deep sea,...

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Isopod From Florida ARMS

An isopod retrieved from an Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure (or ARMS) off the...

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ARMS Plate From Florida

A plate from an Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure (ARMS) placed in waters off of...

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ARMS Deployment from a Submarine

Submarine pilot Bruce Brandt secures ARMS (Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures)...

Personal Perspectives

Uncovering Biodiversity… with ARMS and a Submarine Claw

If there had been room to stand up, there would have been a standing ovation. As it...

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Picture of ARMS in Papua New Guinea

In order to study the reefs in Papua New Guinea, scientists use devices known as...

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Placing ARMS in the Red Sea

Nancy Knowlton, Smithsonian's Sant Chair for Marine Science, puts up an Autonomous...

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Corals and Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems. They teem with life,...

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DROP: The Deep Reef Observation Project

The Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP) is a Smithsonian research program launched...