Seamount with a view ✨⁠ ⁠ Davidson Seamount is an underwater mountain located offshore of Monterey Bay. Researchers from MBARI have conducted surveys in this area and found a diversity of organisms like sponges and corals. These filter feeders feast on the drifting plankton swimming past them on the currents. ⁠ ⁠ Although we’ve found that corals, sponges, and echinoderms (like sea stars) are among the most abundant animals in these areas, we often come across other animals like tunicates and sea