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Marc Frischer from the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography studies bacteria at a Smithsonian field station.
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Investigating Bacteria

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A coral reef covered by silt and sand in the Western Pacific Ocean.
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Coral Reef Covered by Silt and Sand

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Seagrasses don't just provide shelter for free-swimming animals, but also are a habitat for non-moving organisms, such as these sea anemones.
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Anemone on Seagrass Blade

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Pearly nacre of a nautilus shell
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Osmena Pearl

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A tiny yellow goby living inside an abandoned can on the seafloor; Suruga Bay, Japan
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Yellow Goby

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David Barouh displays fresh fish for sale at Seattle’s Pike Place Market
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Seattle Fishmonger

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Illustration from video showing whales and fish underwater near an oil rig.
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The Adventures of Zack and Molly: Part 3

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Tiny organisms found on ARMS
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Traveling Around the World to Study the Future of the Ocean

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A vaquita swims at the water's surface.
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Mysterious Vaquitas

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An illustration depicting many sea animals living in the modern seas off Angola.
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Modern Benguela Current Ecosystem

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Tardigrade Under the Microscope
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Psychedelic Tardigrade

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The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Sentry was used in the Gulf of Mexico directly after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 to map oil plumes and to search for hard bottom on the sea floor.
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AUV Sentry

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