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Male copepods are distinctly different from female copepods.
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Male Copepod

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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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Ice divers study the abundance of marine life.
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Counting Creatures

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A parrotfish creates a mucus cocoon to protect it from parasites while sleeping.
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Parrotfish in Mucus Cocoon

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Puffin in Flight, Pribilof Islands Alaska
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Puffin in Flight

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Whalefish Specimen
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Mystery from the Deep: The Puzzling Case of the Whalefish

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A fisherman in Papua New Guinea shows his catch for a ceremonial feast. Communities there are successfully managing their local reefs by observing temporary fishing closures that end in time to celebrate the traditional feast.
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Celebratory Harvest in Papua New Guinea

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Sea lion with data collector on back.
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Sea lion with data collector on back

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Farther north, in Fort Pierce, Florida, researchers at the Smithsonian Marine Station focus on mangroves and other marine ecosystems of Florida.
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Smithsonian Marine Station

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A frame-by-frame view of a Great White Shark breach.
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Breaching Sequence

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A Great White Shark hunted and killed.
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Dead Great White Shark

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Dr. Carole Baldwin is Curator of Fishes at the National Museum of Natural History.
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Dr. Carole Baldwin

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