Photo Gallery

Abigail M., Grade 8, Mississippi

This lightfish was caught during the fall 2024 Bottom Trawl Survey. These fish have an elongated lower jaw and a mouth f...

X-ray of Stumpy, our diamondback terrapin. It's estimated that Stumpy was hatched in 2006. We’ve had him at our aquarium...

Baby barracudina! Even as small as this fish was, it was clear not to mess with it as the teeth were still very evident ...

This South polar skua was photographed on the eastern half of Georges Bank during the summer 2024 Ecosystem Monitoring S...

The feathery mouth and spiny carapace of a Northern stone crab. While these crabs can be found on both sides of the Atla...

Gulf frog crab (Raninoides louisianensis). Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Hannah Shahmoradi

Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

An adult male ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata) rests in the sunshine on an ice floe in the Bering Sea. Photo taken wh...

NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette is all dressed up and ready to be loaded with scientific equipment! Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Newportal contour maps 01/15/2024

The science party about to embark on a month-long research mission to characterize mesoscale eddies in the North Pacific...

Bigelow Augmenting Lead Fisherman Jay Michelsen’s favorite fish is the Alligatorfish. Alligatorfish are small bottom dwe...

Rice’s whale photographed using an unmanned aircraft system. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Lisa Conger/ Beth Josephson (Permit ...

Tell your friends you "whale-y" love them! Credit: NOAA Fisheries

"Oceanic Shapes" by Adam-Brian P., 1st-American Samoa, K–2, Construction paper, glue

"Wade in Your Water" by Hina T., Honorable Mention, 9–12

Bottom longline hook and snap. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Nichole Nigrin

Zoe H. 4th Grade

Leg 3 survey staff (left to right): Zachary Fyke, Peter Chase, Megan Barry, Elizabeth Alonzo, Sabrina Dahl, Rob Alexande...