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A small, brown eelpout fish.
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Adolf’s Eelpout

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The midwater scyphomedusa Atolla tenella, as seen under a microscope.
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Midwater Sea Jelly

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Alaskan king crab fisheries are on the rebound after years of unsustainable exploitation. New regulations mean that immediately after a haul is brought on board, the crabs are sorted and all females and under-sized crabs are released.
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King Crab Fishing in Alaska

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An array of teeth from ragged tooth sharks.
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Smithsonian Shark Teeth collection

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These are the first zoanthids (relatives of coral) recorded at a hydrothermal vent.
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Zoanthids on Hydrothermal Vent

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A cable connects a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to a ship at the surface.
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ROV Tethered to Ship

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The robotic arm of the ROV Quest finds life at an undersea vent.
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Studying Hydrothermal Vent Life

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This autonomous operated vehicle will map areas of seafloor earthquakes.
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Launch of an Autonomous Benthic Explorer

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Algae has overtaken this coral reef off heavily populated Kiritimati, or Christmas Island.
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Unhealthy Coral Reef, Kiritimi, Line Islands

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Illustrations of fish and crab from New Guinea
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New Guinea Fish and Crab

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After leaving Australia, Dampier and his men reached the western coast of New Guinea on New Year’s Day 1700. There Dampier observed birds that he had never seen before, like the “stately land-fowl” shown here.
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New Guinea Birds

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Pirate captain Bartholomew Roberts dressed in embroidered coats and hats with feathered plumes, like an elegant gentleman.
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Portrait of Bartholomew Roberts

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