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A scientist collects oil-laden "sand patties" on a Louisiana beach two years after the oil spill.
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Scientist Collects Oil on the Gulf Coast

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Elephant seals' eyes are specialized to dim light and, in particular, to light at the wavelength of 485 nm -- which is the same wavelength given off by the bioluminescent lanternfish that are the seals' main prey.
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Elephant Seals Laze on the Beach

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The dwarf lantern shark sits in a human hand.
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Dwarf Lantern Shark

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a diagram of using DNA in the ocean
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What is Metagenomics?

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an illustration of a white pelican
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American White Pelican

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Map showing vaquita range in the Gulf of California with inset showing the Western Hemisphere and equator.
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A Small Range

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A clutch bag made from fish skin that is folded into ruffle patterns.
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Origami Fish Leather Clutch

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a large room of shelves filled with jars
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The Worm Collection

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eskimos land a skin boat in the ice
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Siberian Yupik Eskimo Skin Boat

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a sketch of a kayak design
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Kayak Sketch

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The beaches of Hawaii are the only place in the world where the Hawaiian Monk seal exists. As if on a tropical vacation, they spend a lot of time napping on the beach. 
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Hawaiian Monk Seals Playing

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The hunting of beluga whales by Alaska Natives for subsistence, in addition to other human and natural threats, caused the Cook Inlet population of belugas to decline by an estimated 71 percent since 1979.
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Beluga Whale

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