Media Gallery: Photos A-Z

  • Students working on a marine genetics project at the Indonesian Biodiversity Research Center in 2011.

    Students Doing Marine Genetics
    Jun 6 2012 - 12:08pm
    Students working on a marine genetics project at the Indonesian Biodiversity Research Center in 2011.
  • Students hike up to Inspiration Point in the Channel Islands.

    Students Hiking at Inspiration Point
    Apr 21 2010 - 10:41pm
    Students hike up to Inspiration Point in the Channel Islands.
  • Students share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton samples from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

    Students Study Plankton
    May 10 2010 - 6:22pm
    Students in Monterey Bay share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton samples from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
  • Dr. Clyde Roper (rear) and museum specialist Mike Sweeny examine a giant squid specimen.

    Studying Giant Squid
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Smithsonian Zoologist Dr. Clyde Roper (rear) and museum specialist Mike Sweeney examine the mantle of a dead giant squid. Everything we know about giant squid comes from studying specimens found...
  • The robotic arm of the ROV Quest finds life at an undersea vent.

    Studying Hydrothermal Vent Life
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Census researchers manipulate the robotic arm of the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Quest to study shrimp and other deep sea life forms. They discovered the creatures at a hydrothermal vent 3...
  • NOAA’s New Millennium Observatory was set up to study geologic, chemical, and biologic interactions along the mid-ocean ridge system. Here, a remotely operated vehicle (ROPOS) recovers a volcano monitor in the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the Pacific, west of Oregon.

    Studying the Mid-Ocean Ridge
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    NOAA’s New Millennium Observatory (NeMO) was set up to study geologic, chemical, and biologic interactions along the mid-ocean ridge system. Learn more about NeMO and watch a video about underwater...
  • A view of the injured fluke belonging to Phoenix’s mother, Stumpy. It is not known what caused this injury. It possibly could have been an entanglement.

    Stumpy’s Tail
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    A view of the injured fluke belonging to Phoenix’s mother, Stumpy. It is not known what caused this injury. It possibly could have been an entanglement. More about whales can be found in our Tale of...
  • <p>Off the coast of North Carolina, Nizinski and <em>Johnson Sea Link</em> pilot Phil Santos descend through the water column towards the target site.</p>

    Submersible and Deep-Sea Corals
    Jul 27 2011 - 11:43am
    Off the coast of North Carolina, Dr. Martha Nizinski and Johnson Sea Link pilot Phil Santos descend through the water column toward the target site. During this dive, Nizinski will observe and record...
  • The Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory’s Pisces V submersible is lowered for a dive to study deep-sea corals.

    Submersible Launch
    Jun 7 2011 - 10:00am
    The Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory’s Pisces V submersible is lowered for a dive to study deep-sea corals. Learn more about research into deep-sea corals in the multimedia feature "Coral...
  • The Johnson-Sea-Link submersible returns with a specimen of Keratoisis bamboo coral inside its collection box.

    Submersible with Coral Samples
    Jun 7 2011 - 1:00pm
    The Johnson-Sea-Link submersible reaches the ocean’s surface with a specimen of Keratoisis bamboo coral inside its collection box. Find out how ocean scientists study deep-sea corals in our Deep-sea...

  • Summer Beach
    Jun 24 2010 - 9:57am
  • <p>The Sundarbans National Park site in India, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987, contains the world's largest mangrove forest and hosts a number of rare and endangered species including tigers, aquatic mammals, birds, and reptiles.</p>

    Sundarbans National Park, India
    Nov 5 2010 - 1:21pm
    The Sundarbans National Park site in India was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987. The site, located in the Ganges delta, contains the world's largest mangrove forest and hosts a number of...