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A scientists examines a sponge specimen collected in the Caribbean.
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Cancer-Fighting Sponges?

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Photo of Sylvia Earle
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Dr. Sylvia Earle

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Lost nets become entangled on a coral reef in the NW Hawaiian Islands, doing damage for decades. Wave action on the net breaks pieces of coral off until the net breaks, when it is free to catch on new reefs and do more damage.
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Lost Nets Hurt Coral Reefs

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This urchin (Echinocrepis rostrata) leaves tracks as it moves across the ocean floor.
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Deep-Sea Urchin

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An early scale model of North Atlantic right whale Phoenix that was used to develop a life size model for the Smithsonian shows the location of scars on her mouth from entanglements with fishing gear.
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Phoenix: Mouth Scarring

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A close up view of Phoenix and the rough patches of skin known as callosities that are found on all North Atlantic right whales.
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Phoenix’s Callosities

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A big-bellied seahorse
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A Foot-Long Seahorse

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Illustration of Robotic Glider Evading Fishing Nets
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Robotic Glider Evades Fishing Nets

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An albatross caught on a fishing line.
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Accidental Catch

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Dr. Clyde Roper lies next to a giant squid specimen.
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Giant Squid and Squid Expert

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A photo of a solitary European green crab on a sandy substrate.
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European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas)

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Fossil mosasaur skull and partial skeleton sitting in what looks like the dirt it was excavated from.
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Fossil Mosasaur Skull

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