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A side-view of two skeleton shrimp.
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Skeleton Shrimp

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Dr. Maya Yamato and colleague John Ososky dissect the head of a deceased stranded fin whale in the Chesapeake Bay to examine soft tissue associated with the ears. In 2015, Yamato’s team of researchers from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural H
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Learning From A Stranded Fin Whale

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An underwater blizzard of oil, marine microbes, "sea snot", and algae.
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A Dirty Blizzard In the Gulf of Mexico

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: Black corals often resemble bushes or trees. Their living tissue can be one of several colors. It’s the skeleton that is black.
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Black Corals

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Professor Scott Glenn at Smithsonian with Historic Underwater Glider
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Scarlet Knight Showcased at Smithsonian

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A pile of bycatch species.
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A Net Full of Bycatch

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And in Edgewater, Maryland, scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center examine the influences of climate change, excess nutrients, and surrounding habitats on mangroves
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) recovers a volcano monitor from an underwater observatory.
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ROV Recovers Volcano Monitor

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On a seamount peak, a huge colony of brittle stars (likely Ophiacantha rosea) feeds on passing particles.
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Millions of Brittle Stars

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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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In 1996, at age nine, Phoenix has her first calf (North Atlantic right whale #2605) off the southeast coast of Florida.
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Phoenix and First 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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