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Yankee Whalers: An 1856 Currier & Ives print shows whalers harpooning a right whale.
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The “Right” Whale to Hunt

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Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal

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A light painted image of a hand-painted ceramic fish with light emitting from its mouth
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Light Painted Fish

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A student uses a marker to decorate a reusable lunch bag with ocean creatures
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Design Your Own Bag

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map of the 13 marine protected areas in the United States, that comprise the National Marine Sanctuary system
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Marine Sanctuary Map

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A thresher shark uses its unusual tail fin for swimming and hunting.
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The Thrashing Thresher Shark

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A bloom of moon jellies.
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A Bloom of Moon Jellies

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X-ray image of a longnose butterflyfish
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X-Ray Image of a Longnose Butterflyfish

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A yellow moray eel inside of a sea sponge in the waters off of Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand
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Moray Waits for a Meal

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The excavation site of an Inuit home in Hare Harbor, Quebec, Canada
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Excavation of an Inuit House

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A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Midwater Squid, Abralia veranyi

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 Scientist Martha Nizinski holds a specimen of a fan sponge (Phakellia sp.) collected at a deep-sea coral study site off the coast of South Carolina.    
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Fan Sponge

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