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Fish larvae exposed to oil make fish slow to respond to predators, and more likely to take risks.
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Fish Larvae in Oil

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A shark swims above.
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A Shark's Toothy Grin

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A harp seal in icy water
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Harp Seal

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Blocks of newly cut wood in the shape of bones.
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Whale Sculpture Flippers

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Kopelman Watercolor Detail
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Detail of Kopelman Mangrove Root Watercolor

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Octocorals dominated the seafloor on Chris Mah's Okeanos mission to Johnston Atoll in the remote Pacific Ocean.
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Deep-sea Octocoral on Okeanos Mission

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An estimated 5 tons of plastic are fed to albatross chicks each year at Midway Atoll.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 4

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Wandering albatross soars over the ocean
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Wandering albatross

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Half a century after nuclear testing blasted the reefs of Bikini Atoll, corals have recovered.
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Bikini Atoll Coral

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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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a photo of Ocean Portal intern Brandon adkins in snorkel gear looking at a preserved giant squid in the Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall
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Brandon Adkins, Ocean Portal Intern

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An octopus shoots ink in defense as it swims away from a scuba diver.
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Octopus Shoots Ink

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