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Dinoflagellates are major producers of oxygen in the ocean (and freshwater). But some species can grow out of control, causing a red tide.
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Dinoflagellate

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This queen parrotfish scrapes algae from Caribbean reefs with its parrot-like beak.
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From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs

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Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) live in the warm coastal waters of tropical and subtropical oceans. Adults sometimes eat sponges, salps (floating jelly-like animals), and jellyfish, but they feed mostly on plants, like seagrass and algae. The pigment f
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Green Turtle

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The fins of the frogfish are perfect for creeping around in the algae and stalking unsuspecting prey.
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Frogfish Histrio histrio

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Relatively slow moving, juvenile plane-head filefish Monacanthus hispidus (Monacanthidae) travel along with the algae. They pick off and eat small animals as they move around in the rotating sargassum ball. Adult filefish only grow to be about 11
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Juvenile plane-head filefish

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Nuclear bomb in Bikini Atoll
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Naturally Resilient

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A comic explaining the impacts of global warming
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Student Comic Winner: The Impact of Global Warming

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pancakes of ice cover the ocean
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Winter Under the Waves

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A manatee swims in Crystal River, Florida.
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From Mermaids to Manatees: the Myth and the Reality

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