Skip to main content
Smithsonian Institution
Language Search Smithsonian Ocean
Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Flickr Follow us on Tumbr
Donate

Smithsonian Ocean

Main Menu

  • Ocean Life
    • Marine Mammals
    • Sharks & Rays
    • Reptiles
    • Seabirds
    • Fish
    • Invertebrates
    • Plankton
    • Plants & Algae
    • Microbes
  • Ecosystems
    • Coral Reefs
    • Deep Sea
    • Coasts & Shallow Water
    • Poles
    • Census of Marine Life
  • Planet Ocean
    • Tides & Currents
    • Waves, Storms & Tsunamis
    • The Seafloor
    • Temperature & Chemistry
  • Through Time
    • Ancient Seas
    • Extinctions
    • Evolution
    • The Anthropocene
  • Conservation
    • Fishing
    • Pollution
    • Habitat Destruction
    • Invasive Species
    • Acidification
    • Climate Change
    • Gulf Oil Spill
    • Solutions & Success Stories
    • Get Involved
  • Human Connections
    • Books, Film & The Arts
    • Recreation
    • Seafood
    • Exploration
    • History & Cultures
    • Careers
  • At The Museum
  • Educators
Menu

Search

Showing results for "All"
Filter

Content type

  • (-) Slideshow (4)
  • (-) Lesson Plan (2)
  • Article (16)
  • Photo (8)
  • Video (7)
  • Overview (3)

Article Type

Topics

  • Acidification (3)
  • Ancient Seas (1)
  • Animal Behavior (1)
  • At The Museum (4)
  • Books, Film & The Arts (5)
  • Careers (2)
  • Climate Change (7)
  • Coasts & Shallow Water (1)
  • Coral Reefs (11)
  • Deep Sea (5)
  • Evolution (3)
  • Exploration (9)
  • Extinctions (1)
  • Fish (8)
  • Food Web (1)
  • Get Involved (1)
  • Gulf Oil Spill (1)
  • Habitat Destruction (2)
  • History & Cultures (1)
  • Human Connections (1)
  • Invertebrates (13)
  • Mangroves (1)
  • Marine Mammals (3)
  • Ocean Life (1)
  • Planet Ocean (1)
  • Plankton (1)
  • Plants & Algae (4)
  • Poles (2)
  • Pollution (2)
  • Seabirds (1)
  • Sharks & Rays (2)
  • Solutions & Success Stories (3)
  • Technology (1)
  • Temperature & Chemistry (1)
  • Tides & Currents (3)
  • Vents & Volcanoes (1)
  • (-) Fishing (2)
  • (-) The Seafloor (4)

Tags

  • (-) Deep-sea corals (2)
  • Biodiversity (4)
  • Corals (3)
  • Endangered species (2)
  • Fisheries (9)
  • Geology (5)
  • NOAA (7)
  • Oceanography (2)
  • Seamounts (2)
  • Vents & Volcanoes (3)
  • Whales (2)
  • Whaling (2)
  • Zooplankton (2)
A variety of corals cling to Manning Seamount, just off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
slideshow

Seamounts, A Deep-Sea Habitat

Thousands of seamounts—most of them undersea volcanoes—tower above the muddy...
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 14:41
A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.
slideshow

Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

On the deep seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico, ecosystems made up of fish, corals, sea...
Tue, 01/06/2015 - 13:37
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Undersea Geologic Features: Bathymetry

Students create models of undersea geologic features on a bathymetric chart....
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 18:55
/themes/custom/a_clean_ocean
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Fishing for the Future

Through a fishing simulation, students model several consecutive seasons of a...
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 17:45
/themes/custom/a_clean_ocean
Intense volcanic CO2 vents in Ili Ili Bua Bua, Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea.
slideshow

Will Coral Reefs Survive Acidification?

Nestled among the beautiful coral reefs of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a place that...
Thu, 08/02/2012 - 15:34
Phoenix swimming with her calf.
slideshow

Baleen: From Whales to People

For being so big, right whales eat very small food, which they catch using baleen....
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 10:51
  • Sort By Relevance
  • A-Z
  • Z-A
  • Newest
  • Oldest

Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Ocean
Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Flickr Follow us on Tumbr
Contact Us

Explore

  • Ocean Life
  • Ecosystems
  • Planet Ocean
  • Through Time
  • Conservation
  • Human Connections
  • At The Museum
  • About
  • Media Archive
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Donate
  • Ocean Life
    • Marine Mammals
    • Sharks & Rays
    • Reptiles
    • Seabirds
    • Fish
    • Invertebrates
    • Plankton
    • Plants & Algae
    • Microbes
  • Ecosystems
    • Coral Reefs
    • Deep Sea
    • Coasts & Shallow Water
    • Poles
    • Census of Marine Life
  • Planet Ocean
    • Tides & Currents
    • Waves, Storms & Tsunamis
    • The Seafloor
    • Temperature & Chemistry
  • Through Time
    • Ancient Seas
    • Extinctions
    • Evolution
    • The Anthropocene
  • Conservation
    • Fishing
    • Pollution
    • Habitat Destruction
    • Invasive Species
    • Acidification
    • Climate Change
    • Gulf Oil Spill
    • Solutions & Success Stories
    • Get Involved
  • Human Connections
    • Books, Film & The Arts
    • Recreation
    • Seafood
    • Exploration
    • History & Cultures
    • Careers
  • At The Museum
  • Educators

Search Smithsonian Ocean