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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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Kemp’s ridley turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) are the smallest sea turtles, weighing only 100 lbs (45 kg). Adults spend most of their time in shallow coastal areas in places with mud, sand, or gravel bottoms—often in seagrass beds. They eat swimming crab
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Kemp's Ridley Turtle

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Photo of a mantis shrimp
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Mantis Shrimp Carries Eggs

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The right whale Phoenix, and her calf, swimming off the coast of Florida.
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Phoenix and Her Calf Sighted in February 2012

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Rusticles on the HMS Titanic cover the hanging stern.
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Bacteria Live in the Titanic Wreck

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Off the coast of North Carolina, Nizinski and Johnson Sea Link pilot Phil Santos descend through the water column towards the target site.
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Submersible and Deep-Sea Corals

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A photo of a cave basslet.
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Cave Basslet

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A photo of a tern's silhouette against an orange sky.
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Common Tern Silhouette, Nickerson Beach, Long Island, New York, USA

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UV light illuminates growth rings in a cross-section of 44-year-old Primnoa resedaformis coral found about 400 m (1,312 ft) deep off Newfoundland.
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Coral Growth Rings

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This computer screen image shows views of each sonar beam and the path being mapped by the ship.
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Multibeam Sonar Screen

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"The ocean is essential to all."
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'Ocean' in Korean Calligraphy

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A deep-water larvacean (aka “sea tadpole”) inside its home.
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Deep-Water Larvacean, or “Sea-Tadpole”

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