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Close-up of a 17th century painting shows how whales were brought ashore for processing and their blubber rendered into marketable oil.
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Basque Whalers

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In December 2003, researchers spot Phoenix off the coast of Florida with her second calf.
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Phoenix and Second Calf

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January 14, 1987: Phoenix is first spotted as she swims with her mother, Stumpy, off the coast of Georgia.
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Phoenix’s First Sighting

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Illustration of the extinct ammonite, related to the modern squid.
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Ammonite

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Phoenix’s entanglement badly injured her right lip, leaving a distinctive scar from that ordeal.
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Beware of Fishing Gear

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This lizardfish rests on the bottom, waiting to snatch prey.
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Deepsea Lizardfish

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Like a cake, the ocean has different layers—each with its own characteristics.
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Ocean Layers

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green and red pom poms adorn a decorator crab
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Happy Crabby Holidays

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The fringe of a white Christmas tree worm.
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White Christmas Tree Worm

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Pearly nacre of a nautilus shell
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Osmena Pearl

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The red seaweed Gracilaria vermiculophylla (Gverm).
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Gracilaria vermiculophylla

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NOAA Marine Biologist Robert Brock with microscope
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NOAA Marine Biologist Robert Brock

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