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Midway Atoll, where these photos were taken, is more than 2,000 miles from the nearest land.These photos portray baby albatrosses, which are fed the plastic by their parents. A chick can have an ounce of plastic in its belly and remain healthy; the dead ch
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 2

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A round sea potato with hair-like spikes laying flat against its body.
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Sea Potato

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A brown sea hare sits in shallow ocean water.
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Sea Hare in the Intertidal Zone

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Seagrasses don't just provide shelter for free-swimming animals, but also are a habitat for non-moving organisms, such as these sea anemones.
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Anemone on Seagrass Blade

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A white crab hides among coral polyps of the same color.
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White Xenia Crab from Indonesia

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Comb jellies (such as this Bolinopsis species) are named for their combs: the rows of cilia lining their bodies that propel them through the ocean.
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Ctenophore Combs - Close Up

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Seahorses are the only fish species that can hold your hand! Unlike most fish that use their tails for swimming, seahorses, such as this big-belly seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis), use their monkey-like tails to hold onto objects in their environment, li
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Seahorses Have Monkey-Like Tails

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This crab has a parasitic barnacle rooted in its reproductive system.
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Parasitic Barnacle on a Crab

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A Gulf Coast resident sits on his boat, smiling for the camera.
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Smiling Gulf Coast Man

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A scientist in a white lab coat stands in laboratory holding a jar of marine specimens.
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Scientist and his Wet Specimens

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A photo of a seaside town with boats docked in the harbor and buildings along the shore.
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Seaside Fishing Town

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A bird sits atop an outcrop of rocks surrounded by turbulent water.
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Offshore Rock Island

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