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A right whale breaches, lifting its huge body out of the water.
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North Atlantic Right Whale Breaching

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An early scale model of North Atlantic right whale Phoenix indicates the location of scars on her tail from entanglements with fishing gear.
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Phoenix: Tail Scarring

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A manatee swimming in shallow waters.
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Manatees

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North Atlantic right whales and ocean-going vessels often cross paths.
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Ship and North Atlantic Right Whale

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A humpback whale breaching in Antarctic waters.
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Humpback Whale in Antarctic Waters

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Three Killer whales (Orca) swim along side researchers.
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Researchers Studying Killer Whales

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Polar bears are threatened by a lack of sea ice.
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Polar Bears on "Thin" Ice

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A humpback whale breaching.
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Bacteria on Whale Skin Tell a Tale of Health and Sickness

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A graph showing the population decline of vaquitas from 1997 to 2019. In 1997, there were 567 vaquitas. In 2012, there were 200. By 2014 there were fewer than 100, and by 2019 there was an estimated 6 to 9 vaquitas left.
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A Population in Decline

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A female manatee and her calf are captured on film foraging in seagrass off the coast of Brazil.
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Female Manatee Foraging with a Calf on Her Back

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Weddell seals grind their teeth on holes in the ice to keep them open to their comings and goings between ocean and air.
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Weddell Seal in Antarctic Water

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Giant drift nets, placed around the world’s oceans to catch commercial fish species, kill non-commercial animals just as efficiently, often taking far more of the latter for every useable species ensnared.
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Sea Lion Drowned in Drift Net

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