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Dr. Clyde Roper (rear) and museum specialist Mike Sweeny examine a giant squid specimen.
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Studying Giant Squid

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Kelps are large, brown algae that grow along coasts around the world, especially in cooler regions.
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Kelp Pennant

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an adult and baby coelacanth specimens on display
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Coelacanth

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Kelps are large, brown algae that grow along coasts around the world, especially in cooler regions.
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What is a Sea Vegetable?

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A red deep-sea fish specimen.
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The Whalefish Mystery

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a grey, fossilized fish skeleton with a red background
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Bony Beginnings: The Rise of Vertebrate Innovation in the Devonian

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A photo of a sea toad specimen.
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A Sub and a Sea Toad

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Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.
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Marine Plastics

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A clutch bag made from fish skin, decorated with a large flower created with collaged shapes cut from fish leather.
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Hezhen Fish Skin Painting Clutch

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Tropical hatchetfish, like the one shown in this X-ray photograph, live in the dark depths of the ocean. Like many other deep-sea fishes, they have large eyes and bioluminescent spots on their bellies.
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X-Ray Image of a Tropical Hatchetfish

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A plastic bag floats at sea.
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Plastic Bag Bans Work

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The first known filter feeder is a large shrimp-like creature called Tamisiocaris borealis. The feather-like structures on its head were used to rake plankton from the sea.
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The First Filter Feeder

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