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Carved flipper bones made of wood.
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Carved Wooden Flippers

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Pirate Stede Bonnett flew this flag. 
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Pirate Flag of Stede Bonnett

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Oil leaks from cars and other vehicles contribute to ocean pollution.
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Oil Leak on Roadway

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Tiny organisms found on ARMS
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Hidden Diversity

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Each year, thousands of local teachers join us for Smithsonian Teachers’ Night.
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Teacher's Night Logo

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Thousands of leaders and activists from across the planet converged at the UN Climate Change Summit in December 2009.
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Climate Change Summit, Copenhagen

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An aerial view of the rocky islands that make up the Gulf of the Farallones.
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Aerial photo of Farallones

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Oceanographers divide the ocean into three broad zones, each with different species.
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Zones of the Open Ocean

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If this chick had survived, it could have lived a long time: Laysan albatrosses are very long-lived birds. The oldest known wild bird is a 62-year old Laysan albatross named “Wisdom,” who still rears chicks on Midway Atoll.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 9

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A sea lion in the Sea of Cortez observes Auster as he observes reef fishes.
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Auster Diving with Sea Lion

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Diver and photographer Laurie Penland poses next to some coral for an underwater photo.
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Laurie Penland

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Bivalves brought up from the deep Arctic seafloor.
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Deep-Sea Bivalves

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