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The Banc d'Arguin National Park site in Mauritania was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1989. Fringing the Atlantic coast, the park comprises sand dunes, coastal swamps, small islands, and shallow coastal waters. A wide variety of migrating birds sp
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<span lang="fr">Banc d'Arguin</span> National Park, Mauritania

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Deep Dive into Ocean Portal Website

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The Komodo National Park site in Indonesia was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1991. The site hosts "Komodo dragons" (Varanus komodoensis), a unique species that exists nowhere else in the world and is of great interest to scientists studying evolu
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Tunicates—Not So Spineless Invertebrates

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a lamprey's suction mouth opens to show a disk of pointed teeth
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7 Ocean Parasites Worth Celebrating on World Parasite Day

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A large ship flushes water from its ballast tanks while at sea
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5 Invasive Species You Should Know

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a lanternfish's scales glitter blue in a black sea
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The Ocean at Night

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A dark sky with each stage of the solar eclipse above neon signs.
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How Marine Life Responds When the Sky Goes Dark

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pancakes of ice cover the ocean
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Winter Under the Waves

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A translucent hyperiid on a black background with orange stripes along its head.
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Many Eyes, Many Perspectives: The Astonishing Visual Systems of Hyperiids

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A gray whale spinal column viewed from the top through the vertebrae.
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A Gray Whale Makes its Way to the Smithsonian

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a bright yellow and orange colored reef with fish swimming
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The Ocean’s Hidden Language: How Sound Shapes the Sea

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Ellen Strong, Research Zoologist - Invertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
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NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Research Zoologist Ellen Strong

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