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Colorful fishes throng a reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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Reef Fish, French Frigate Shoals

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A tiny piece of plastic photographed by a scanning electron micrograph.
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A Microbial Reef

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Lidia the Seal is made entirely of plastic trash from the ocean.
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Lidia the Seal

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An isopod stands on top of a glass sponge, extending its legs to find zooplankton.
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Isopod in a Glass Home

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Much of the plastic comes from litter on land, which washes down storm drains and eventually makes it to the ocean. Some bits are from fishing nets and lines discarded by fishing boats.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 7

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Staci DeSchryver, Jason Moeller, and Caitlin Fine, during their time in NOAA’s Teacher at Sea Program
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Staci DeSchryver, Jason Moeller, and Caitlin Fine participants in NOAA’s Teacher at Sea Program

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One fish, two fish, crawfish, bluefish book cover displaying four fish
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One fish, two fish, crawfish, bluefish

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Mangrove roots provide support for filter-feeders like mussels, oysters, and barnacles.
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Mangrove Roots Flush with Life

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Seahorses make noise! Seahorses make noises that can be heard underwater similar to the sound of smacking your lips. They make them during feeding and courtship.
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Seahorses Make A Racket

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Leftwich (second from left) and her colleagues examine a robotic sea lion flipper, which is used to replicate and study the motions of a real sea lion flipper.
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Leftwich Examines a Robotic Flipper

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The robotic underwater glider Scarlet Knight crossed the Atlantic over the course of several months in 2009.
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Map of Robotic Glider's Route

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Traditional fishing techniques now involve monofilament nets, with snorkelers diving down to ensure the bigger fish don't get away.
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Field Notes from the East African Coast

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