A baby sea turtle on a sandy beach.

Conservation

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Swimmers brave the waters in the shadow of a coal-fired power plant. Coal plants like this one emit CO2 into our atmosphere which is warming the planet and altering the chemistry of the ocean.

Climate Change Overview

How is climate change impacting the oceans? This overview dives into everything to know.

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A right whale breaches, lifting its huge body out of the water.

North Atlantic Right Whale

Three gray fish swim in front of a large coral head.

Cabo Pulmo Protected Area

a spear fisher with a speared tropical fish

Sustainable Fishing

A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.

Ocean Acidification

An oil drilling platform in oil-free water two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf Oil Spill

Conservation Articles

A school of bluefin tuna

The Great Pacific Migration of Bluefin Tuna

Tiny organisms found on ARMS

Traveling Around the World to Study the Future of the Ocean

A shortfin mako glides through the waters off the coast of California.

The State of Sharks, 40 Years After Jaws

Tiny organisms found on ARMS

From Field to Lab: How Carbon Seeps Provide a Chance to See Future Impacts of Ocean Acidification

A beaked whale at the ocean's surface

Seeing with Sound: Acoustic monitoring of beaked whales

A photo of a solitary European green crab on a sandy substrate.

A green crab’s super power: eating through its gills

A deep sea anglerfish called a dreamer

The Gulf of Mexico: A Deep-Sea Treasure Trove of Fishes

Fish swimming in waters of Bay Islands, Honduras

Improving Grades for the Mesoamerican Reef

Each year, thousands of local teachers join us for Smithsonian Teachers’ Night.

Learning from a Sea of Teachers

A great white shark in the waters of the coast of Guadelupe, Mexico.

The results are in...

Polar bear siblings in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area near Hudson Bay spar playfully during migration.

Help us pick the next OP stars

A diver cares for the reef by cleaning up discarded fishing gear and garbage.

Resolve to Protect the Ocean

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