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Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Bringing Back Tampa Bay’s Seagrass

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A dish of halibut
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America’s ever-changing relationship with seafood

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an illustration of two surf ducks
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Surf Duck

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A prickly dogfish swims in blue water near the ocean's bottom.
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Prickly Dogfish

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Sea lions generate thrust, or forward propulsion, by bringing their fore-flippers together in big sweeping motions called “claps.”  When a sea lion “claps,” it stretches its flippers out to the sides and sweeps them down. Then it tucks its flippe
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Aquatic Locomotion of a Sea Lion

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A sea sponge underwater
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Sea Sponges: Pharmacies of the Sea

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an oyster shell on a beach
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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

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A multi-colored map of the mid-Atlantic ride made from satellite imagery.
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How the Ocean Floor Helped Seal the Deal for Plate Tectonics

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two brittle stars in a tank
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Brittle Star Splits

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A shark tooth embedded in a bone
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What the Megalodon Left Behind

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an illustration of pufferfish species and their relatives
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Pufferfishes and Their Relatives

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David Barouh displays fresh fish for sale at Seattle’s Pike Place Market
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Sustainable Seafood Glossary of Terms

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