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Waves breaking on the shore
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Currents, Waves, and Tides

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The sea star Odontaster validus and sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri are often found living in association with one another along the Antarctic coastline, here during the Census of Marine Life.
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Sea Stars, Urchins, and Relatives

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Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.
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The Arctic and The Antarctic

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On average, Arctic sea ice has decreased by four percent per decade since the late 1970s.
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Sea Level Rise

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This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.
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The Census of Marine Life

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Great White Sharks breach to hunt -- with split-second timing they grab their prey in one swift snatch. Follow the whole breaching action in this slideshow.
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Great White Shark

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Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

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Three gray fish swim in front of a large coral head.
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How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

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Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
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Giant Squid

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Great hammerhead in Bimini, Bahamas.
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Sharks

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Two Adélie penguins on Paulet Island, Antarctica
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Penguins

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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.
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Climate Change

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