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Close-up photograph of a large red cuttlefish.

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Australian Giant Cuttlefish

August 2012

S. pharaonis. Photographed in an aquarium at the visitor's center for the Hatfield Marine Science Center at Oregon State University.

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Pharaoh Cuttlefish

January 2010

This brightly colored squat lobster collected in Moorea is a common find among the coral heads. Although called lobsters, this group of crustaceans is more closely related to hermit crabs than to true lobsters.

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Squat Lobster

January 2010

Researchers adopted the “yabbie pump,” the long silver tool shown here, from Australian fishing gear.

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Collecting Shallow-Water Specimens with the "Yabbie Pump"

January 2010

This urchin (Echinocrepis rostrata) leaves tracks as it moves across the ocean floor.

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Deep-Sea Urchin

January 2010

Scientists attached this Crittercam to a sperm whale in an effort to film a giant squid in its natural habitat.

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Crittercam

January 2010

Ghost crabs are often seen scuttling quickly along beaches, and can be difficult to photograph in the wild. They are common in Moorea where this specimen was collected.

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Ghost Crab Close Up

October 2015

Sea Slug

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Stunning Sea Slug

April 2018

Black coral, primnoid coral, and feather stars flourish deep on the pristine Davidson Seamount.

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Diverse Deep-Sea Coral Community

June 2011

Photo of coral polyp, with a single bleach polyp.

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Corals Threatened by Acid Seas

April 2011

An amphipod within Arctic sea ice.

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Amphipod Under Arctic Sea Ice

January 2011

Bottom trawl treasures from the shallow Chukchi Seafloor

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Bucket of Creatures from an Arctic Shelf

January 2011