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The Smithsonian Marine Mammal team moves into action after a dead sperm whale is spotted floating off Cape Hatteras, N.C.
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Sperm Whale Post-Mortem

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As these models show, traditional canoes came in a variety of shapes and designs.
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Varieties of Canoes

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Phoenix swims in George’s Bank, off the coast of New England, on March 13, 2009.
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Phoenix in George's Bank

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Photograph of many tiny transparent larval squid surrounding the head of a dissecting pin.
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Squid Babies

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Overfishing and sedimentation have heavily impacted this reef off the coast of Guam.
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Coral Reef in Distress

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Marc Frischer from the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography studies bacteria at a Smithsonian field station.
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Investigating Bacteria

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A coral reef covered by silt and sand in the Western Pacific Ocean.
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Coral Reef Covered by Silt and Sand

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The sun sets over the Smithsonian’s marine field station at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. For more than three decades, it has been home to the Smithsonian’s Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Program.
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Sunset at Carrie Bow Cay

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A scuba diver explores elkhorn corals growing on a tropical reef.
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Exploring a Reef

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This is one of about 200 species of moray eels that live in tropical and subtropical coral reefs.
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Guineafowl Moray

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In 1874 Reverend Moses Harvey of Newfoundland displayed the giant squid he bought on the side of his barn, much to the dismay of Mrs. Harvey.
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Rev. Harvey’s Giant Squid on Display

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This illustration shows whalers of the early 1800s with their highly profitable catch.
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Whalers in the early 1800s

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