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  • The Plastiki sailing vessel on the water with sails unfurled, in front of a large suspension bridge.

    The Plastiki Sailboat
    Mar 22 2011 - 9:27am
    A still from, Voyage of the Plastiki, part of the 19th Annual Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital.
  • A four-foot long fish sculpture has fins and tail made with recycled rakes.

    The Rakefish Project
    Jun 5 2012 - 10:15am
    This four-foot long fish sculpture was created by art students at A.W. Cox Elementary School in Guilford, CT. The purpose of the Rakefish Project is to raise awareness of marine litter among...
  • Rutgers oceanographers and robotic glider

    The Scarlet Knight and Rutgers Oceanographers
    Dec 8 2010 - 7:07pm
    Rutgers oceanographers Josh Kohut (left) and Scott Glenn aboard the Investigador after recovering the Scarlet Knight in Spanish waters. Scientists and students on both sides of the Atlantic...
  • This whale poop was collected with the help of specially trained dogs.

    The Search for Whale Poop
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Fargo, the dog pictured here, is not just having a nice day at sea. He is helping researchers at the New England Aquarium in Boston detect scat (or poop) from North Atlantic right whales. The dogs...
  • The Smithsonian Community Crochet Reef

    The Smithsonian Community Reef
    Oct 14 2010 - 11:33pm
    Local crafters who contributed to the Smithsonian Community Reef proved that there is no limit to the colorful reef forms that can be created using hyperbolic crochet techniques. Their wildly...
  • The Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall

    The Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall
    Nov 16 2011 - 11:55am
    The Sant Ocean Hall is the National Museum of Natural History's largest exhibit, providing visitors with a unique and breathtaking introduction to the majesty of the ocean. The hall's combination of...
  • The squidworm has 10 tentacle-like appendages on its head.

    The Squidworm - A New Species
    Aug 28 2012 - 5:32pm
    In the Coral Triangle, a biodiverse area between Indonesia and the Philippines, scientists discovered this swimming polychaete (bristly worm), which they have dubbed the "squidworm." Using a remotely...
  • Master carver Douglas Chilton rides in the Raven Spirit canoe at its ceremonial launch.

    The Tlingit Raven Spirit Canoe and Carver, Douglas Chilton
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Master carver Douglas Chilton rides at the prow of his creation—the Raven Spirit canoe—at its ceremonial launch in Washington, D.C. The canoe is now on display in the Smithsonian’s Sant Ocean Hall.
  • This family tree shows how the ancestors of whales moved gradually from land to sea.

    The Whale Family Tree
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    This family tree shows how the ancestors of whales moved gradually from land to sea. Early whales took advantage of abundant marine resources. Baleen whales evolved later as polar climates cooled and...
  • Benthic scientists are interested in organisms on the seafloor.

    The ‘Mud People'
    Jan 6 2011 - 2:23pm
    Benthic scientists are interested in the creatures that live on and in the seafloor and inside the sediments. Here they haul up mud from the Arctic seafloor to examine for animals.
  • Yankee Whalers: An 1856 Currier & Ives print shows whalers harpooning a right whale.

    The “Right” Whale to Hunt
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Yankee Whalers: An 1856 Currier & Ives print shows whalers harpooning a right whale. More about whales can be found in our Tale of a Whale photo essay.  
  • Photo of three sea creatures involved in a scientific mystery

    Three Mystery Fish
    Oct 23 2010 - 5:13pm
    These three fish—a whalefish, bignose, and tapetail (l to r)—became the prime suspects in an international scientific mystery. Each species seemed to be missing either a member of the opposite sex or...