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Phoenix swimming with her calf.
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Baleen: From Whales to People

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A reddish-orange nudibranch.
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A Collage of Nudibranch Colors

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Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) live in the warm coastal waters of tropical and subtropical oceans. Adults sometimes eat sponges, salps (floating jelly-like animals), and jellyfish, but they feed mostly on plants, like seagrass and algae. The pigment f
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Meet the Seven Sea Turtle Species

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Forams are tiny single-celled organisms.
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Foraminifera

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Census researchers discovered this sea cucumber (Enypniastes sp.) in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Zooplankton Biodiversity

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Seafood vendor at historic Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington (USA). The market draws both shoppers and gawkers who come to watch the gregarious crew of fishmongers.
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World Fisheries from Sea to Table

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A bluefin trevally swims in Hawaii’s Maro Coral Reef, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
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Two Views of Coral Reefs: Thriving and Threatened

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Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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A Squalodontid Success

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A map of the early European whaling site at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada
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Archaeologists Investigate an Early Whaling Community

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Fish Illustrations

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Sunset over a fishing net.
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Success Stories in Ocean Conservation

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During what is known as the Golden Age of Piracy, pirates reaped great rewards—and, if they were caught, faced terrible punishments. Here are some of the most legendary pirates of that time.
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Pirates of the Golden Age

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