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On a seamount peak, a huge colony of brittle stars (likely Ophiacantha rosea) feeds on passing particles.
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Millions of Brittle Stars

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The crew aboard Oceana’s research vessel Ranger were surprised to discover large colonies of deep-sea white coral in the Western Mediterranean Sea.
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Deep Coral Sighted in Mediterranean

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Dr. Chris Reddy, an environmental chemist from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, studies oil spills and their long-term impacts.
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Oil & Water Don't Mix

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Swimmers brave the waters in the shadow of a coal-fired power plant. Coal plants like this one emit CO2 into our atmosphere which is warming the planet and altering the chemistry of the ocean.
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Coal plant

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Sometimes the raven monitored Chilton’s progress from an overhead perch.
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Raven Keeps Watch over Carver

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These rattles from British Columbia were used during shamanistic performances.
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Ceremonial Rattles

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Dr. Stephen Cairns, a Smithsonian research zoologist, studies deep-water corals.
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Dr. Stephen Cairns

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A red snapper hunts for prey on Kingman’s Reef, a healthy reef in the Line Islands.
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Kingman’s Reef, Line Islands

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A North Atlantic right whale with a deep wound caused by entanglement in fishing gear floats at the surface in the Bay of Fundy.
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Wounded North Atlantic Right Whale

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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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The 2012 Indonesian Biodiversity Research Center dive class stand in a group together
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Scientific Diving Students from the 2012 IBRC Program

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Colorful corals are disappearing in the Great Barrier Reef.
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Coral at the Great Barrier Reef

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