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Plastic does not biodegrade; it photodegrades, which means that sunlight breaks it down into smaller and smaller pieces. These bits of plastic and plankton were collected during a 3:00 am manta net tow, and are just a sample of the plankton-like plastic pi
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Plastic Bits from the Gyre

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A purple jellyfish
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Stinging Beauty

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A yellow remotely operated underwater vehicle, or ROV, at the surface of the water.
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An ROV Explores the Baltic Sea

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A close-up photo of Killer Algae, Caulerpa taxifolia, a seaweed that has proven to be a successful invasive species.
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Killer Algae (Caulerpa taxifolia)

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Photo of sockeye salmon spawning.
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Sockeye Salmon, Adams River, British Columbia, Canada

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A school of Hawaiian squirrelfish.
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A School of Hawaiian Squirrelfish

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Striped eel catfish are the only species of catfish found in coral reefs.
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Striped Eel Catfish

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Two sea lions interact amongst schools of small fish.
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Seal or Sea Lion?

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An elephant seal with round scars from a cookie-cutter shark lays on the beach.
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Cookie-cutter Shark

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DROP researchers successfully deploy a deep-sea ARMS at 396 feet using their submersible.
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Deploying ARMS in the Deep Reef

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For three weeks, the MV Chertan is home-base for the scientific team and will be transformed in a laboratory to study the effect of the CO2 seeps on reefs.
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MV Chertain Lab Boat

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Remotely operated vehicles, ROVs, aid in deep-sea ocean exploration
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Diving Deeper

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