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The grasses and animals living in marshes help to filter water and stabilize shorelines, along with providing habitat for a variety of mammals, fish, shellfish and amphibians and a haven for migratory waterfowl.
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Wetlands to the Horizon

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The Sundarbans site in Bangladesh, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997, includes one of the largest remaining areas of mangroves in the world and supports a rich animal community.
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Sundarbans, Bangladesh

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A right whale opens wide, revealing huge plates of baleen hanging from its upper jaw.
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Right Whale Baleen

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A life-size, meticulously detailed model of the North Atlantic right whale Phoenix hangs in the Smithsonian’s Sant Ocean Hall in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC.
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Model of Phoenix

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A white scar on Phoenix’s lip (at right) was caused by her entanglement with a fishing line.
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Lip Scar Caused By Fishing Gear

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Scientists attached this Crittercam to a sperm whale in an effort to film a giant squid in its natural habitat.
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Crittercam

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Traditional fishing techniques now involve monofilament nets, with snorkelers diving down to ensure the bigger fish don't get away.
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Fishing with a Net

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A thresher shark was killed after becoming stuck in a gillnet.
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Thresher Shark Killed by a Gillnet

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Scientist Martha Nizinski examines a sample of the deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa, collected 600-m (1,969-ft) deep off the coast of the southeastern United States.
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Deep-Sea Coral Sample

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Boats docked in a Chesapeake Bay harbor
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Chesapeake Bay Harbor

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sea lilies
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Sea Lilies

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the covering of a skin boat is broken away revealing the frame
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An Umiaq Frame

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