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Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.
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Corals and Coral Reefs

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Coral scientist Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor observed corals like these on her first submarine dive to a deep-sea coral bed off the coast of Hawaii.
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Deep-sea Corals

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A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.
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DROP: The Deep Reef Observation Project

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A wave curls near the shore.
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American Spaces

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A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

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

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On Moorea, an island in French Polynesia, researchers are striving to complete a biocode—a DNA catalog of every life form big enough to pick up with tweezers.
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Scientists Catalog Life on the Island of Moorea

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Three gray fish swim in front of a large coral head.
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Cabo Pulmo Protected Area

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a deep sea jellyfish
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The Deep Sea

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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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Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones

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