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A Pontoh pygmy seahorse
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How Many Seahorse Species?

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The volcanic archipelago St. Kilda in the United Kingdom has some of the highest cliffs in Europe and hosts large colonies of endangered seabirds.
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St. Kilda, United Kingdom

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Sarah Gotheil, from IUCN Global Marine Programme, snapped this photo in the course of her research into fragile species and ecosystems.
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Protecting Fragile Species

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Shark Sizes: Whale Shark 46 feet, Basking Shark 33 feet, Great White Shark 23 feet, Megamouth Shark 15 feet, Nurse Shark 13 feet, Mako Shark 8 feet, Blacktip Reef Shark 6.5 feet, Bonnethead Shark 3.4 feet, Dwaf Lantern Shark 6 inches
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What is the Biggest Shark? A Chart Shows the Diversity of Shark Sizes

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Hantkenina mexicana -- a foram with elongated shell chambers that lived between 45-49 million years ago, during the Eocene Epoch.
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Hantkenina mexicana

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Magellanic penguin parents typically lay two eggs under a bush or in a burrow, taking turns swimming out to sea to catch food for their chicks.
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Magellanic Penguin Parent and Chick

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A photo of a European flounder in the Baltic Sea.
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Flounder Faces Pollution and Overfishing in Baltic Sea

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A photo of an arid ocean cliff in Chile's Atacama Desert with the ocean below.
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Exploring Chile's Marine Fossil Record in the Atacama Desert

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Two Adélie penguins face each other while lying on ice.
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Adélie Penguins Face Off

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A formal signing of a memo of understanding
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NOAA and NMNH Sign Memo of Understanding

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The Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture site in Spain was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The site's dense prairies of Posidonia oceanica, an important (and highly productive) endemic sea grass, provide coastal protection from storms, food and ha
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Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture, Spain

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A great white shark gaping its jaws at the surface of the water; gaping is used as a form of communication in sharks
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Gaping Jaws of a Great White Shark

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