Media Gallery: Photos Az

  • Pirate William Dampier's shipboard artist carefully recorded the species that Dampier found new and unusual.

    Australian Fish and Cuttlefish
    Jul 9 2010 - 12:22pm
    Dampier was not able to collect specimens of fishes and other ocean life. But he had his shipboard artist carefully record the species that Dampier found new and unusual.
  • Close-up photograph of a large red cuttlefish.

    Australian Giant Cuttlefish
    Aug 22 2012 - 9:45am
    The largest of the cuttlefish species, Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) delight scientists each year as they gather in masses to spawn in northern Spencer Gulf, northwest of Adelaide in...
  • As soon as Dampier set foot in Australia, he began making observations and collecting specimens of plants, which he carefully pressed between the pages of books to be studied by the “ingenious” and “curious” upon his return to England. As Dampier conducted his investigations, his artist made detailed sketches like these.

    Australian Plants
    Jul 9 2010 - 12:10pm
    As soon as Dampier set foot in Australia, he began making observations and collecting specimens of plants, which he carefully pressed between the pages of books to be studied by the “ingenious” and “...
  • The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) SeaBed is about to be deployed.

    Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
    Jun 7 2011 - 10:04am
    The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) SeaBed, shown here as it is about to be deployed, has been used to survey deep-sea fishes and coral habitats.
  • An autonomous underwater vehicle from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) being launched from the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the Gulf of Mexico.

    Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in Gulf of Mexico
    Jun 11 2010 - 9:38am
    An autonomous underwater vehicle from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) being launched from the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the Gulf of Mexico. More about the Gulf oil spill can be...
  • a display case of red coral jewelry containing necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and rings

    Avoid Coral Jewelry
    Jun 1 2010 - 7:50pm
    When you are shopping for gifts and jewelry, steer clear of gifts that use real coral or other marine animal products. Deepwater pink and red corals in particular have been prized for their beauty in...
  • A photo of baby sea turtles on a beach in Jalisco, Mexico.

    Baby Sea Turtles in Jalisco, Mexico
    Nov 8 2011 - 5:39pm
    These baby olive ridleys (Lepidochelys olivacea) will eventually provide a home to crustaceans, mollusks, and other epibionts. That's according to a survey of epibionts living on mature, nesting...
  • Rusticles on the HMS Titanic cover the hanging stern.

    Bacteria Live in the Titanic Wreck
    Apr 13 2012 - 2:46pm
    The Titanic's sinking around 100 years ago created a new underwater habitat for organisms: the wreck itself. One of these is a species of bacteria -- named Halomonas titanicae after the great ship...
  • A pod of Baird's beaked whales in the eastern North Pacific.

    Baird's Beaked Whales
    Aug 1 2012 - 11:42am
    The Baird's beaked whale is a species of toothed whale. Most toothed whales (which also include dolphins, killer whales and porpoises) live in social groups called pods. Read more about toothed...
  • This bait ball shows how small fish can react when larger predators are near by gathering tightly together in a ball-like formation that exposes the least number of fish.

    Bait Ball
    Jan 31 2013 - 10:11am
    This bait ball shows how small fish can react when larger predators are near by gathering tightly together in a ball-like formation that exposes the least number of fish. Fish species found in the...
  • A white coral (Corallium sp.) and two vase sponges (left) grow on an Atlantic Ocean seamount.

    Balanus Seamount
    Dec 4 2009 - 3:35pm
    A large white coral (Corallium sp.) grows on the Balanus Seamount, part of the New England Seamount chain. Hanging on to the coral are stalkless crinoids and orange brittlestars (Opiacantha sp.) To...
  • This may look like a mane of hair, but it’s actually baleen from a North Atlantic right whale.

    Baleen Close Up
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    This may look like a mane of hair, but it’s actually baleen from a North Atlantic Right Whale. Although it looks soft and furry, dried baleen is quite stiff, which made it useful for creating...