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Census researchers discovered this sea cucumber (Enypniastes sp.) in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Transparent Sea Cucumber

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This copepod (Gaussia princeps) was collected deeper than 1000 meters in the Sargasso Sea by Census of Marine Zooplankton (CMarZ) researchers in April 2006.
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Five Questions with Russ Hopcroft, Zooplankton Whiz

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A red and white colored bristle worm swims in the water column.
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Five Questions with Brigitte Ebbe, Polychaete Pundit

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A map of NOAA's 13 marine protected areas
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The Marine Sanctuary: A Safe Harbor for Ocean Life

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Cover of the Book Citizens of the Sea
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Citizens of the Sea Cover

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Animals of the Fire Ice

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This new species of lobster (Dinochelus ausubeli) is blind and has bizarre claws. It was discovered about 300 meters (984 feet) deep in the Philippine Sea by a Census of Marine Life expedition.
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Blind Lobster

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A species of sea cucumber from the Arctic discovered by Census of Marine Life researchers.
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Arctic Sea Cucumber

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A brilliant red octopus photographed at more than 8,800 feet (about 2,700 meters) in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Deep Water Octopus in the Gulf of Mexico

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A large, white jellyfish floats through murky water
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Ghosts of the Ocean: Explaining Marine Life Devoid of Color

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This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.
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Yeti Crab

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Scientists believe orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) live 150 years or more.
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Orange Roughy

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