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The ocean plays an important role in our everyday lives—whether you live near the coast or not.
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Round Wave, Maui, Hawaii, USA

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The Shark Bay site in Australia was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1991. The site is home to the world's richest and largest sea-grass beds; five species of endangered marine mammals, including dugongs (Dugong dugon), which feed on the grass; and
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Shark Bay, Australia

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An early scale model of North Atlantic right whale Phoenix that was used to develop a life size model for the Smithsonian shows the location of scars on her mouth from entanglements with fishing gear.
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Phoenix: Mouth Scarring

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A close up view of Phoenix and the rough patches of skin known as callosities that are found on all North Atlantic right whales.
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Phoenix’s Callosities

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A map that shows wind and current patterns of Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.
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A Possible Pathway for the Pumice

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This urchin (Echinocrepis rostrata) leaves tracks as it moves across the ocean floor.
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Deep-Sea Urchin

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One of the smallest shearwaters in the Atlantic, Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) is about the size of an American Robin.
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Audubon's Shearwater

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Pygmy Seahorse Blends Into its Environment
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Eye to Eye With a Pygmy Seahorse

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Scientists attached this Crittercam to a sperm whale in an effort to film a giant squid in its natural habitat.
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Crittercam

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Powerful suckers stud the club at the end of the giant squid’s long feeding tentacle.
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Giant Squid Feeding Tentacle

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Ghost crabs are often seen scuttling quickly along beaches, and can be difficult to photograph in the wild. They are common in Moorea where this specimen was collected.
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Ghost Crab Close Up

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“This composition is a blend of nature and architecture. Shooting beneath the structure to get a unique perspective, I waited for days for a thick mist to lift and reveal the backlighting and color I needed to frame the pier’s converging lines. I was f
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Scripps Pier, La Jolla, California, USA

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