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This Caribbean sea anemone brightens a variety of Caribbean reef habitats.
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Sea Anemone

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Colorful illustration of extinct Archaeocyatha that lived on the seafloor.
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Archaeocyatha

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A fossil imprint of Ottoia prolifica.
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Ottoia prolifica

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A bright illustration of extinct predator Hurdia victoria.
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Hurdia Victoria

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A relative of insects, trilobites lived on the ocean floor during the Cambrian period.
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Trilobites

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The scalloped hammerhead shark is one of the five species CITES has protected.
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The Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

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A bowl of traditional shark fin soup.
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Shark Fin Soup

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A volunteer puts together the bleached coral reef by stacking pieces of Styrofoam onto wire.
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Building the Bleached Reef

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Artist Chris Jordan, who took these photos, is making a documentary about Laysan albatrosses on Midway Atoll and their plastic problem. Watch the trailer.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 10

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Laysan albatrosses will fly hundreds of miles to catch food to feed for their chicks. Or, rather, what looks like food: sometimes they catch floating plastic instead.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 5

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One study found that 97.5% of chicks had plastic in their stomachs, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 3

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Ellen Strong, Research Zoologist - Invertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
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NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Research Zoologist Ellen Strong

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