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Sablefish are among the many delicious and sustainable seafood choices.
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Sablefish: A Sustainable Alternative

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Dr. Nancy Knowlton leads the Smithsonian’s effort to educate the public about the ocean.
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Dr. Nancy Knowlton

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Portrait of a yellow-green blennie (family Clinidae) hiding in the groove of a green brain coral.
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Hiding Blennie

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Flattened against a leaf, a tree frog blends right in with the mangroves.
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Tree Frog

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Arching mangrove roots help keep trunks upright in soft sediments at water’s edge.
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Mangrove Support System

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Mangrove roots provide support for filter-feeders like mussels, oysters, and barnacles.
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Mangrove Roots Flush with Life

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Back at the lab, researchers sort the fish specimens they gathered in the field.
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Sorting a Fish Station

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A close up image of green macroscopic algae.
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Macroscopic Algae (Acetabularia crenulata)

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Two longsnout seahorses underwater.
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Longsnout Seahorse

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A spectacled caiman patrols a salty pond at a Smithsonian research station in Panama.
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Spectacled Caiman

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data of sea ice coverage in the Arctic
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Arctic Sea Ice Extent Graph

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This portrait of William Dampier hangs in London’s National Gallery in recognition of his contribution to natural history.
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William Dampier (1651-1715)

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