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A photograph of a bright blue-speckeled dinoflagellate bioluminescing at night.
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Bioluminescing Dinoflagellate

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The pink strands of this coral harbor a variety of organisms. Sea whips are gorgonian corals, with flexible skeletons.
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Sea Whip Coral

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A pod of Baird's beaked whales in the eastern North Pacific.
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Baird's Beaked Whales

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Ice divers study the abundance of marine life.
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Counting Creatures

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Scientists use this box corer to study marine life.
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Launching a Box Corer

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A fisherman in Papua New Guinea shows his catch for a ceremonial feast. Communities there are successfully managing their local reefs by observing temporary fishing closures that end in time to celebrate the traditional feast.
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Celebratory Harvest in Papua New Guinea

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Researchers use underwater equipment to measure a skate (Bathyraja richardsoni) on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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Measuring a Skate on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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Dr. Vecchione served as Chief Scientist on this 2009 expedition to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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Dr. Michael Vecchione

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A school of yellowfin surgeonfish feed near dusk off Canton Island in the Phoenix Islands.
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Yellowfin Surgeonfish

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John Paxton, a scientist who studies marine life, looks into a microscope
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Sleuth at Sea

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A skate is among the many bycatch species caught in this shrimp trawl net.
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Bycatch in Shrimp Net

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An adult and juvenile killer whale frolic in the water.
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Killer Whales Swimming

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