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Plastic does not biodegrade; it photodegrades, which means that sunlight breaks it down into smaller and smaller pieces. These bits of plastic and plankton were collected during a 3:00 am manta net tow, and are just a sample of the plankton-like plastic pi
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Plastic Bits from the Gyre

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This new species of lobster (Dinochelus ausubeli) is blind and has bizarre claws. It was discovered about 300 meters (984 feet) deep in the Philippine Sea by a Census of Marine Life expedition.
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Blind Lobster

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Dampier explored this area of Western Australia and named it Shark Bay because of the "abundance" of sharks in the waters. It is now a World Heritage site.
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Dampier and Shark Bay, Australia

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A large tiger shark swims above a thresher shark, epaulette shark, and zebra shark in the open ocean
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Shark Tail Fins Tell a Story

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This small sea star, little more than an inch across, is orange on top and whitish underneath.
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Little Sea Star

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A view of the injured fluke belonging to Phoenix’s mother, Stumpy. It is not known what caused this injury. It possibly could have been an entanglement.
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Stumpy’s Tail

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A female giant squid being prepared for display.
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Female Giant Squid

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Close-up photograph of an arrow squid embryo.
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Squid Embryo

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Jellyfish produce mucus, especially when stressed, which can interact with oil and break it down. This moon jellyfish is sloughing off mucus that has mixed with droplets of oil.
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Moon Jellyfish With Oil & Mucus

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This may look like a mane of hair, but it’s actually baleen from a North Atlantic right whale.
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Baleen Close Up

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A couple inches wide and up to ten feet long, the bobbit worm stays hidden under tropical sands with just its five antennae poking out—waiting for prey to swim by.
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The Bobbit Worm

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A photo of a sea walnut, a ctenophore.
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Sea Walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi)

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