Oceans cover 97% of the earth's surface so there are a wide variety of vertebrates, invertebrates, and zooplankton that live in the ocean. Find articles, descriptions, videos, and photographs of many ocean species.
Big Catches At Spawning Sites Wipe Out Fish
Big Catches At Spawning Sites Wipe Out Fish,
October 19, 2015,
Posted by Sally Palmer,
Original Study by University of Texas, Austin,
Futurity.org,
Video length: 03:55.
http://www.futurity.org/fishing-spawning-1029192/
BrittlestarBrittlestar
NOAA Ocean Explorer
This species of brittlestar (Astroporpa annulata) is related to basketstars and lives clinging to soft corals. The white rings are made up of tiny hooklike spines t
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/03bump/...
Cute But Deadly: Steller Sea LionsCute But Deadly: Steller Sea Lions,
By Karl Fabricius
September 5, 2011
Scribol.com
"Steller sea lions aren't just gorgeous huge beasts; they can be bullies to divers as well!"
Visit the webs
http://scribol.com/environment/animals-environment...
Dolphins
Dolphins
by Lisa Gardiner Windows to the Universe
Dolphins are the most playful animals in the sea! They are often seen jumping high in the air and then diving deeply into the water. Visit the
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Life/dolphin...
Dolphins Video ClipDolphins Video Clip
Newton's Apple
Twin Cities Public Television
Visit the web site for the video.
http://www.newtonsapple.tv/video_only.php...
Echinoderms: Starfish and FamilyEchinoderms: Starfish and Family
KidPort Reference Library
Echinoderms are marine animals that live in the ocean. They have arms or spines that radiate from the center of their body. The central b
http://www.kidport.com/reflib/science/Animals/Echi...
Galapagos, 2010Galapagos, 2010
By Robert David Siegel
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Stanford University
Large photos of marine life in the Galapagos.
http://www.stanford.edu/~siegelr/galapagos/galapag...
Life of the Ocean: Where Life Began. An Amazing Video! Life of the Ocean: Where Life Began. An Amazing Video!
Posted by Archmetal06
YouTube.com
Incredible video! It's a little long (10:22 minutes) but worth watching. Closeups of numerous marine li
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Molluscs
Molluscs
by Lisa Gardiner Windows to the Universe
Many different animals are under the name molluscs. Scallops and clams are a special kind of mollusc called bivalves. Bivalves have two shells
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Life/mollusc...
Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs Pictures
Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs Pictures
by Nudi Pixel
Nudibranch identification made easy
Nudi Pixel is a web-based identification tool for nudibranchs worldwide using photographs as the first point
http://www.nudipixel.net/pictures/
Red Devils VideoRed Devils
National Geographic
Video length: 0:58.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/videos/wild-c...
Sea Stars - Enchanted Learning Software
Sea Stars - Enchanted Learning Software
Sea stars (also known as starfish) are spiny, hard-skinned animals that live on the rocky sea floor. These invertebrates are NOT fish; they are echinoderms
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/inverteb...
Sharks Video Clip Sharks Video Clip
Newton's Apple
Twin Cities Public Television
Unlike the ferocious star of Jaws, most sharks pose little danger to humans. The world's 370-plus species of sharks eat a variety of
http://www.newtonsapple.tv/video.php...
Sponges
Sponges
Alien Travel Guide
Photos and descriptions tube and red volcano sponges.
http://www.alientravelguide.com/science/biology/li...
Transparent Sea CucumberTransparent Sea Cucumber
By Laurence Madin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/CMarZ
Census of Marine Life
Smithsonian Institute
A recent discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-photos/transparent-sea-c...
Waterwatch Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges - Benthic ZoneWaterwatch Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges - Benthic Zone
Where do macroinvertebrates live?
The Benthic Zone
The benthic zone includes the mud, silt, sand and rotting leaf-litter on the bottom of t
http://www.waterwatchadelaide.net.au/index.php...
Whale RescueWhale Rescue
Oceans Today
NOAA
This video shows how the Atlantic Large Whale Disentanglement Network locates and untangles a whale from fishing gear.
http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/whalerescue/welcome.htm...
Whales
Whales
by Lisa Gardiner Windows to the Universe
Whales are the biggest animals known. The blue whale can reach 80 feet long! Even though they are huge, whales are usually friendly. It is peopl
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Life/whale.h...
What's It Like Where You Live? Missouri Botanical Garden
What's It Like Where You Live? Missouri Botanical Garden
Discover marine creatures from the tiny zooxanthellae that make the coral reefs home to the giant mammals of the vast seas!
Please visi
http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/index.htm
Young Elephant Seals VideoYoung Elephant Seals,
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,
Animal Planet,
Video length: 02:41
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/a-man-among-orc...