Ocean Service Video

Discover out of this world creatures and phenomena in the Earth’s deep ocean. Visit underwater volcanoes and thermal vents where temperatures range from extremely hot (400° C) to icy cold (1°...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deeperdive/webinars//webinar9-creepintodeep.html

A hotter planet makes conditions for fires more likely and a warmer ocean can fuel stronger storms—including hurricanes. To better understand the ocean, weather, and climate connection, join NO...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deeperdive/webinars/webinar8-climatealive.html

This webinar includes updates on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the latest on microplastics from the NOAA Marine Debris Program with special guests Christy Kehoe and Dr. Sherry Lippiatt.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deeperdive/webinars/webinar7-trashtalk.html

The archive of this live interaction will connect you with information on what national marine sanctuaries are and bring you below the surface to virtually interact with the sea life...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deeperdive/webinars/webinar-6-getintoyoursanctuary.html

Watch cool videos, visit the beach live, and learn everything you need to know to make your next trip to the shore your best and safest with Ocean Today host Symone Barkley...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deeperdive/webinars/webinar5-070220.html

A true or false quiz about changing water levels in the Great Lakes.

https://coast.noaa.gov/gallery/videos/lakelevels/video.html

Imagine eating your way to a healthier Bay! Nationwide shell recycling programs and oyster lovers are helping to restore wild oyster reefs.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-schooloffish/welcome-oceanfarming.html

These students work with fish every day, learning real-world skills that are not only fun, but allow them to learn a sustainable trade.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-schooloffish/welcome-oceanfarming.html

Meet the ocean farmers who grow delicious food, help clean the ocean, and pull carbon from the environment.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-3doceanfarming/welcome.html

Social Entrepreneurs in Hawaii are applying space technology and design principles to build a sustainable fish farm in the open ocean.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-innovations/welcome.html

Demand for seafood is increasing around the world, and the United States is no exception. Providing enough fish for a growing seafood demand requires a little innovation.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-innovations/welcome.html

In the U.S. we import around ninety percent of our seafood, which means that most of the fish and shellfish on your plate is coming from a different country.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/every-full-moon/episode16-oceanfarming/welcome.html

Let's talk about how to move in and out of the water so that you're not hurt by the power of the waves.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-entering-water/welcome.html

What if something happens to you or someone else? Keeping yourself safe while also helping others can save lives.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-wavesafe-taketen/welcome.html

Any breaking wave can be dangerous but a wave breaking directly on a steep shore, like this one, is even more likely to cause serious injuries.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-survivingshorebreak/welcome.html

Everyone is amazed at the beauty of American Samoa, and the rich heritage of Samoa to its people who protect and sail the sea.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-americansamoa-samoan/welcome.html

These beaches may be one of California’s favorite places to play, but they can also be dangerous. Whether you live here or just visit, we all need to start by respecting the ocean.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-californiawavesafe/

Along these remote cliffs and beaches where sneaker waves, beach debris and extreme tides combine with freezing water, you must stay situationally aware and never take your eyes off the water.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-pacificnorthwestwavesafe/

If you want to keep your ocean and beach time fun and safe you need to be aware of dangerous waves and that starts by respecting the power of the ocean.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-eastcoastwavesafe/welcome.html

To stay safe at the beach, keep up your level of awareness whether you are on the sand or in the water.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/every-full-moon/episode15-wavesafe/welcome.html

If you wish to be part of the solution to marine debris and are ready to do more than talk trash, watch our new TRASH COUNTS video featuring a citizen science project.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-trashcounts/welcome.html

During World War II, American sonar researchers encountered a mystery - an echo from what seemed like the ocean bottom, but at depths where no bottom should be.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-mysteriesofthemesopelagic/welcome.html

I would argue that exploring the Earth's oceans is probably the last grand challenge we have on it's the only place on the planet that really has been never seen by the human eye or even a roboti...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-deepseadive/welcome.html

Imagine all of this underwater. In a major tsunami, it could happen. In this part of Washington State, it’s happened before, hundreds of years ago. Sometime in the future, it will likely happen...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-strongerthanwaves/welcome.html

Could this be what your home looks like after the next hurricane strikes? Many people thought a hurricane like Katrina would never really happen. If you had to evacuate, where would your family g...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-hurricanesurvival/welcome.html

The first thing is to relax, rip currents won’t pull you under, they will just pull you away from shore.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-ripcurrent-protectyourself/welcome.html

The remarkable Horseshoe crab - they call them “living fossils” because they have changed very little in the last 450 million years.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/every-full-moon/episode8-horseshoecrab/welcome.html

Ancestors of horseshoe crabs date back over 450 million years! So the horseshoe crab is oftentimes called the dinosaur of the ocean. Because it’s been around since before the dinosaurs. The din...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-bluebloodsbattlebacteria/welcome.html

In the Delaware Bay, in both Delaware and New Jersey, we complete spawning surveys every year from May and into June.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-whycountcrabs/welcome.html

As a kid, my family was the one that would go to every single public program for the National Parks. So at 9 years old I became a junior volunteer at Assateague Island National Seashore.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-maggie/welcome.html

How prepared are you for a hurricane?

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-whenthewavesswell/welcome.html

Make sure your home is as safe as you are from hurricane damage.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-gettingreadyforhurricanes/welcome.html

Make sure your home is as safe as you are from hurricane damage.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-survivingstormsurge/welcome.html

Learn about the remarkable horseshoe crab.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-remarkablehorseshoecrab/welcome.html

Coral reefs are some of the most precious habitat in the ocean - which has earned them the nickname 'rainforests of the sea.' They're a complicated ecosystem where thousands of species are suppor...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/every-full-moon/episode7-coralcomeback/welcome.html

There’s an ocean creature that is part animal, part plant, and part stone. They can be as small as two millimeters wide, but enough of them can get together to be seen from space! They’re cor...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-rainforestsofthesea/welcome.html

On March 11th, 2011, a powerful tsunami hit Japan, destroying cities and villages.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-tsunamiaftermath/welcome.html

There are many species of coral in the ocean, and they come in astonishing shapes, colors, and sizes. Some corals are soft, but the ones that build reefs are collectively called hard, or stony co...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-coralandalgae/welcome.html

We live a big life on a small planet. The human population has grown from 5 to over 7 billion in one generation, and consumption has escalated too.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-coralsunderthreat/welcome.html

We are in a critical situation with our reefs, and if we fail to act, if we get paralyzed by the enormity of the problem, the majority of the world's reefs will be gone by 2050.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-whatcanwedo-coral/welcome.html

These beautiful coral reefs are in serious trouble. They are being damaged or destroyed by pollution, disease, climate change, and a large number of ship groundings.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-restoringcoralreefs/welcome.html

White abalone are functionally extinct in the ocean so their only hope for recovery is a captive breeding program currently being supported by NOAA Fisheries in California.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-whiteabalone/welcome.html

Ocean Exploration is all about new discoveries. And shipwrecks are one of the most fascinating expeditions of all.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-adventuresofamaritimearchaeologist/welcome.html

The Earth’s two poles - the Arctic and Antarctic - are so cold that for much of the year, even seawater freezes.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-seaice-whyisitshrinking/welcome.html

If all of the ice in the Arctic Circle were to melt, life for Arctic animals and for people all over the world would be dramatically different – and not in a good way.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-measuringseaice/welcome.html

Every year you start out with zero. Zero miles flown, zero data collected. This year IceBridge started out with another big zero - there were no aircraft available for the mission,

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-animalsoftheice-icebridge/welcome.html

So much of history has really been tightly kept in a little box that archaeology is now cracking open. I started in archaeology when I was fourteen. And I figured, “What could I do?

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-animalsoftheice-fieldreport/welcome.html

Animals of the ice need sea ice to survive. Across the polar food web, sea ice loss and warming seas mean massive changes for them. Sea ice loss will also cause ripple effects that people will fe...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-shrinkingice/welcome.html

Polar bears, penguins, seals, fish, krill and birds, they all live on or under the ice. Today, because of a warming planet, their lives are changing and for many species, life is getting harder a...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/every-full-moon/episode4-animalsoftheice/welcome.html

Living on the ice: Penguins, Beluga, Krill, Polar Bear, Walruses

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-animalsoftheice/welcome.html

All of us at Ocean Today love the ocean. And when you love something you want to protect it. Today, unfortunately the ocean is being filled with trash.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/every-full-moon/episode2-trashtalk/welcome.html

Watch uncut footage of a sea turle rescue.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-seaturtlerescue/welcome.html

Ocean Today co-hosts Symone Barkley and Debi Blaney led this webinar on an expedition that deployed robots and lasers to explore sunken war ships!

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deeperdive/webinars/webinar4-060520.html

Ocean Today provided a 30 minute tour of the free videos and resources available from NOAA’s Ocean Today Program all about deep ocean exploration. This webcast was for educators,teachers and pa...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deeperdive/webinars/webinar3.html

Ocean Today provided a 30 minute tour of the free videos and resources available from NOAA’s Ocean Today Program all about deep ocean exploration. This webcast was for educators,teachers and pa...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deeperdive/webinars/webinar2.html

Ocean today provided a 30 minute tour of the free videos and resources available from NOAA’s Ocean Today program. In this presentation we explored the Ocean Today Coral Comeback? Collection...

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deeperdive/webinars/webinar1.html

Join NOAA Explorer Debi Blaney as she shares NOAA scientists' groundbreaking discoveries, and how to watch one of their expeditions live.

https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-deepdivediscoveries/welcome.html

Aquaculture is breeding, raising, and harvesting fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants. Basically, it’s farming in water. U.S. aquaculture is an environmentally responsible source of food and com...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/aquaculture.html

In 2018, a team of scientists traveled to the peninsula to study minke whales, ultimately seeking to better understand the impact of climate change in this polar region.

https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/melting-antarctic-sea-ice-threatens-minke-whales-video/

Watch this cool animation to learn how estuaries filter our water. There's a pop quiz at the end to check what you learned!

https://coast.noaa.gov/elearning/estuaries/

Coral reefs are one of Earth’s most productive ecosystems — both in terms of biology and cold, hard cash. Healthy coral reef ecosystems do everything from supporting millions of jobs to prote...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/oct17/coral-economy.html

Healthy coral reefs support commercial and subsistence fisheries as well as jobs and businesses through tourism and recreation. Approximately half of all federally managed fisheries depend on cor...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_economy.html

Estuaries and their surrounding wetlands are bodies of water usually found where rivers meet the sea. Estuaries are home to unique plant and animal communities that have adapted to brackish water...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/estuary.html

Sonar, short for Sound Navigation and Ranging, is helpful for exploring and mapping the ocean because sound waves travel farther in the water than do radar and light waves. NOAA scientists primar...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sonar.html

Rip currents are powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water that are prevalent along the East, Gulf, and West coasts of the U.S., as well as along the shores of the Great Lakes. Moving at spe...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ripcurrent.html

Invasive species can harm both the natural resources in an ecosystem as well as threaten human use of these resources. An invasive species can be introduced to a new area via the ballast water of...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/invasive.html

There are many different kinds of wetlands and many ways to categorize them. NOAA classifies wetlands into five general types: marine (ocean), estuarine (estuary), riverine (river), lacustrine (l...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/wetland.html

A tropical cyclone is a rotating low-pressure weather system that has organized thunderstorms but no fronts (a boundary separating two air masses of different densities). Tropical cyclones with m...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/hurricane.html

Symone Johnson - Shark Researcher and Knauss Fellow, NOAA narrates the first Full Moon series introduction. The ocean covers two-thirds of our planet but we know more about Mars than the deep sea...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/every-full-moon/episode1-oceanexploration/

We take it for granted, but when you think about it, light is amazing. light allows us to see the world around us.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-light-it-up/

Wildlife viewing is a popular recreation activity, but it is important to know how to interact with ocean wildlife so that you can make the right decisions. Irresponsible human behavior can distu...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ocean-etiquette.html

There is good news for people that want to protect the oceans. And that is marine protected areas, but in particular, in the United States, it’s National Marine Sanctuaries.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/protectthepast/

When I first started as a maritime archaeologist, you would go out in a boat, you would take a look at a spot on the land and another spot, and if they lined up right, you’d figure you were mor...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/explorewithus/

One of the things that we’ve learned when we look at shipwrecks in particular but other parts of archaeology is when something is preserved, when it’s set aside, it’s almost like money that...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/explorewithus/

NOAA's National Geodetic Survey explains the difference between the U.S. survey foot (sFT) and the international survey foot (iFT) and the importance of this distinction when working with map pro...

http://geodesy.noaa.gov/corbin/class_description/NGS_Survey_Foot/

So much of history has really been tightly kept in a little box that archaeology is now cracking open. I started in archaeology when I was fourteen.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/ma_intro/

Maritime archaeology is the study, from what people leave behind, of how we as human beings have interacted with the oceans and with lakes and rivers.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/maritimearchaeology/

I’ve seen ancient ships from a time when the Mediterranean was an expanding area of different cultures from ancient Egypt to the Phoenicians, to the rise of the Greeks and the Romans.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/journeythroughtime/

The way archaeology works is often times it gives us information that isn’t in the history books. In some cases, there are no history books.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceantimecapsules/

This video from NOAA's National Geodetic Survey is aimed at surveyors and GIS professionals who use geodetic-quality GNSS equipment to determine positions for land planning, coastal monitoring an...

http://geodesy.noaa.gov/corbin/class_description/Reducing_Error_Sources/

NOAA's National Geodetic Survey explains the role of topobathy LIDAR products in NOAA’s mapping and charting program. The video shows how these products provide a critical dataset for coastal r...

http://geodesy.noaa.gov/corbin/class_description/coastal-elevation-shoreline-data/

This video from NOAA's National Geodetic Survey is aimed at community planners, emergency managers, and other coastal zone decision-makers. This video will explain how using geospatial informatio...

http://geodesy.noaa.gov/corbin/class_description/NGS_Geospatial_Infrastructure/

NOAA's National Geodetic Survey explains the basic concepts behind geodetic datums, where they are used, and why it is important to know about and use the correct datums.

http://geodesy.noaa.gov/corbin/class_description/NGS_Datums_vid1/

NOAA's National Geodetic Survey explores the history of geodetic datums in the United States, and how they were established at a national level to assure consistency across mapping applications.

http://geodesy.noaa.gov/corbin/class_description/NGS_Datums_vid2a/

NOAA's National Geodetic Survey examines the use of the current primary geodetic datums used in the US, NAD 83 and NAVD 88, the challenges in maintaining these datums, and the inconsistencies tha...

http://geodesy.noaa.gov/corbin/class_description/NGS_Datums_video_2_b/

NOAA's National Geodetic Survey looks at current plans for developing more accurate horizontal and vertical datums, (referred to respectively as geometric and geopotential datums), the expected b...

http://geodesy.noaa.gov/corbin/class_description/NGS_Datums_video_2c/

This video from NOAA's National Geodetic Survey is aimed at surveying professionals, planners, policy-makers and others who use mapping products. The video emphasizes that survey measurements nee...

http://geodesy.noaa.gov/corbin/class_description/Precision_Accuracy/

Volunteers from NOAA, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, South Carolina Audubon, and others transformed part of an old Navy dock into an unlikely nesting hotspot for the least te...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/aug16/least-terns.html

You might have heard them referred to as “undertow” or “rip tides,” but these ocean phenomena are actually rip currents.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/ripcurrentscience/

A maritime forest is a forest that is on the coast and is influenced by sea-spray.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/maritimeforests/

In some areas, the maps used for navigation on the ocean, called nautical charts, still show information acquired in the 1800s, so there is a LOT of work to do!

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/asvs/

Hey it’s Kurt Mann from Ocean Today. Our crew just completed a three day shoot here on Delaware Bay documenting the amazing horseshoe crab.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/horseshoecrabspawning/

Bruckner Chase is an endurance waterman with a lifetime of experience in the ocean. Check out his advice on how to stay safe in the ocean.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceansafe/

Corals are a beautiful - and important - part of our ocean. But they can’t move around the ocean floor - so, how, exactly, do they find mates?

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/coralspawning/

You know about ocean tides, but how much do you know about ocean currents? Watch our three-minute video podcast to learn what puts the motion in the ocean.

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/apr14/mw123-currents.html

Boaters rely on NOAA's nautical charts for depth measurements so they don't accidentally ground on sandbars or other underwater obstructions. See how NOAA updates nautical charts with high tech t...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/may16/mw136-charting-new-waters.html

We visit a research station perched at the end of a long pier in Duck, North Carolina, to get a close-up look at the microwave radar water level sensor—a revolutionary step forward in how NOAA ...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/oct14/mw128-taking-measure.html

Sonar, short for Sound Navigation and Ranging, is helpful for exploring and mapping the ocean because sound waves travel farther in the water than do radar and light waves.

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/estuary.html

Sonar, short for Sound Navigation and Ranging, is helpful for exploring and mapping the ocean because sound waves travel farther in the water than do radar and light waves.

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/mesophotic.html

Northern Elephant Seals migrate thousands of miles to these beaches twice a year to breed, give birth, molt and rest.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/northernelephantseals/

These students are preparing to embark on a special journey. They are part of the National Aquarium's "Aquarium on Wheels" program.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/terrapinrelease/

Buck Island Reef National Monument lies one and a half miles north of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/protectingcoralreefs/

This is Hermit's Cove and we are here at Coastal Cleanup Day, which is once a year. Volunteers come to places like this and pick up all the trash that are along the shoreline.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/studentssaveocean/

Sylvia Earle - TED speech.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/sylviaearle/

This is a Sea Cucumber, a really big one! They scavenge for tiny pieces of food on the ocean floor. There are thousands of different species.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/weirdanimals_seacucumber/

This is a Painted Flutemouth fish, also known as a Trumpet Fish. It's usually 15 to 31 inches long, including that long snout.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/weirdanimals_paintedflutemouthfish/

This scary fella is a Giant Moray Eel. It likes to hide among reefs and rocks. It can grow as long as 13 feet. Did you know it has a second set of jaws in its throat?

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/weirdanimals_giantmorayeel/

This is a Blackspotted puffer fish. It can be found in the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. I think we can all agree – that is one weird animal!

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/weirdanimals_blackspottedpufferfish/

This is a Manta Ray. They are the largest ray in the ocean, and are actually closely related to sharks. Those flaps on its front are called cephalic lobes.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/weirdanimals_mantaray/

Hi, I'm Dallas Alston, I work with aquaculture in Puerto Rico. Our main research is to determine the effects of aquaculture on the environment.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanasalab_fishfarm/

My name is John Hildenbrand, and I study the acoustics of whales and dolphins.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanasalab_populationsurveys/

Hi, Im Chris Reddy, and Im an environmental chemist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and I study oil spills. This is Wild Harbor salt marsh in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanasalab_oilspills/

My name is Mahmood Shivji. I'm the Director of the Guy Harvey Research Institute, and I study shark biology and shark conservation.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanasalab_sharkfinning/

My name is Dr. Donald Keith. I'm a marine archeologist. I work in the Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanasalab_trouvadoreshipwreck/

Hi, I'm Pat Halpin, and I am an ecologist, and I study whales, and we have been tagging whales in Antarctica, to look at their behavior and their feeding patterns under the ice.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanasalab_whaletagging/

My name is Stuart Sandin. I am a marine ecologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. I do my research in the Line Islands.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanasalab_lineislandcorals/

I'm Candy Feller. I work for the Smithsonian and I study mangroves in Belize. We are at Cattie Bow Cay; this is the Smithsonian Institution's marina field station.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanasalab_mangroveforests/

My name is Francisco Chavez, and we're here in Peru, studying the impacts of air sea change of CO2 on processes like ocean acidification.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanasalab_oceanacid/

This creature was found 2300 feet deep in the ocean. It's a Sea spider, and ones living this at this depth can grow quite large, spanning almost 3 feet wide.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/creaturesofthedeep_seaspider/

My name's Andy Bowen, I'm a research specialist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the project manager for the development of the Nereus vehicle.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanasalab_rovs/

This creature was found 4,200 feet deep in the ocean. It’s called a Chimaera. This fish has no bones in its body; its skeleton is made of cartilage.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/creaturesofthedeep_chimaera/

This creature was found 1800 feet deep in the ocean. It's called a Basket star. Basket stars are able to grow their limbs back if they are broken or chopped off by predators.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/creaturesofthedeep_basketstar/

This creature was found 1600 feet deep in the ocean. It's an Anglerfish, distinguished by the rod protruding from its head that it uses to attract prey.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/creaturesofthedeep_anglerfish/

This creature was found 6900 feet deep in the ocean. It's a Deepsea Lizardfish, also called a Bathysaurus Ferox. It is the world's deepest living superpredator; anything it meets, it eats.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/creaturesofthedeep_bathysaurus/

Dr. Martin Sommerkorn: We have lost Arctic sea ice at a drastic rate over the last couple of years, especially in 2007.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/firstsignofclimatechange/

How do you spend a typical morning? For a sea otter it may mean a breakfast of nutritious clams.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/seaotterkelphumans/

As fall turns to winter, shorter days and cooler temperatures whisper a message to animals around the world that the time has come to move.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/pacificflyway/

Laura Bankey: Today we are at Dam Neck Annex, part of Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach, Virginia, restoring sand dune habitat along the Atlantic coast.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/dunegrassplanting/

From the feathers on their head to the claws on their feet, Adelie penguins are magnificently adapted for a life on land and in the sea.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/adeliepenguins/

On March 11, 2011 a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast of Japan generated a tsunami.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/tsunamistrikedestruction/

80 miles east of Japan, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake rocks the ocean floor.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/tsunamistrikepropagation/

These are the sounds of a tsunami warning. They alert residents that a killer wave is about to strike.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/tsunamistrikewarning/

These beautiful coral reefs are in serious trouble. They are being damaged or destroyed by pollution, disease, climate change, and a large number of ship groundings.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/restoringcoralreefs/

Every day we are surrounded by noises, from cars and planes, construction sites, and factories. While for most of us it is an annoyance, in some cases it can be harmful.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/soundsunderthesurface/

Sometimes, while diving, you hear them before you see them. Then, their enormous outlines come into view. These gentle giants are goliath grouper, the largest of the groupers in the Atlantic basi...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/gentlegiants_goliathgrouper/

The Atlantic Spotted dolphin. They've been evolving for about 10 million years now.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/dolphinanatomy/

The Adventures of the Atlantic Spotted Dolphin. A pod of Atlantic Spotted dolphins is swimming in he warm Gulf Stream waters of Southern Florida.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/dolphins101/

All pinnipeds have four flippers, a layer of blubber, and sensitive whiskers on their snouts. The Harbor seal has all of these and a lot more.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/sealanatomy/

Ahhh A nice sandy beach, easy access to deep waters, lots of warm sunshine, plenty of food nearby … the perfect home for the harbor seal.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/seals101/

Orcinis Orca. They're commonly known as the Killer whale because of their aggressive nature. But the Orca isn't actually a whale: it's in the dolphin family.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/killerwhaleanatomy/

If fish were cars the bluefin tuna would be the Ferraris. That's how sleek their lines are…and how quickly they accelerate.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/bluefintuna/

The Killer whale in, three of a kind. In oceans all over the world, Orcas are swimming. In the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest, a matrilinial pod of resident Orcas is following the salmon ru...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/killerwhales101/

Henry Stommel, an eminent oceanographer from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, envisioned the day that there would be "a thousand swimming robots" in the sea.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/exploringhistory/

The Gray whale is one of the oldest mammal species on the planet. It has been evolving and adapting for 30 million years.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/whaleanatomy/

Kelp forests can be seen along much of the west coast of North America. Kelp are actually large brown algae that live in cool, relatively shallow waters close to the shore.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/underwaterforests/

In the waters off of Martha's Vineyard, the Office of Naval Research is using unmanned and robotic systems to investigate how sediments on the ocean floor are moved around by currents and waves.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanrobots/

Chances are you've visited a Marine Protected Area and didn't even know it.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/marineprotectedareas/

When you're in a coastal area, it's important to keep alert for messages from local officials, such as lifeguards, police, The US Tsunami Warning Centers and NOAA All Hazards Radio.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/tsunamiawareness/

Group of Loggerhead turtles established Keewaydin Island as a home.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/turtleandthetree/

A video capturing a deep sea ortopod dumbo octopus, as it gracefully swims through the water, accompanied by classic music.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/dumbooctopus/

Wetlands are among the richest and most diverse places on earth. Thousands of fish, mammals and birds call the wetlands home.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/wetlandsrestoration/

Every aquatic animal is adapted to its own particular lifestyle and habitat. Take the slow-swimming graceful manatee, for example.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/manateeanatomy/

The Gray whale in Baja Holiday! It's June! Time to plan the winter holiday… How about two – three months in Baja Mexico! Gray whales have been making this annual trip for centuries!

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/whales101/

An endangered species, the adult sea otter is the smallest of the marine mammals. It's a member of the weasel family, and the only marine mammal that does not have blubber to keep it warm.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/seaotteranatomy/

Scientists refer to ocean acidification as the other carbon problem. The first, of course, is global warming.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/theacidtest/

The Marine Animal Rescue Program was started in 1993 at the National Aquarium, and is responsible for responding to marine mammal and sea turtle strandings in Maryland.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/marinemammalrescue/

Through the NOAA Adopt a Drifter Program, kids are learning about ocean currents in real time, as scientists collect and analyze ocean data.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/adoptadrifter/

This is the Okeanos Explorer. Its name comes from the Greek word for ocean.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/missionexploration/

The North Atlantic right whale got its name from whalers. Because these whales travel slowly and spend a lot of time at the surface, they were easy targets.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/whalecall/

Many species of fish, including those that are important to the U.S. economy, migrate from the ocean to freshwater rivers and streams to spawn.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/openriversabundantfish/

With fisherman, seabirds, and marshland, Lavaca Bay looks like any other peaceful coastal area… but things weren't always this serene.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/savingabay/

Dolphins have a lot in common with humans. They breathe air, give birth to live young, and they also live in social groups.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/dolphinsatdoctor/

In a quiet cove of Monterey Bay in Northern California, a female raft of sea otters is hanging out in a kelp bed.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/seaotters101/

At first glance, a nautical chart may look overwhelming. But once you learn what the various lines, numbers, and symbols mean, reading these charts becomes a lot easier.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/traveltheseas/

Today, a new group of explorers is embarking on a journey of scientific discovery that has never before been completed in a continuous fashion.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/aroundtheamericas/

A large group of invasive lionfish near St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, filmed during a Caribbean coral reef mapping expedition in April, 2015. During the 2015 Caribbean mapping expedition, 135 ...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/caribbean-mapping/lionfish-video.html

A stingray filmed by Remotely Operated Vehicle near St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, during a Caribbean coral reef mapping expedition in April, 2015.

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/caribbean-mapping/stingray-video.html

Scientific research doesn’t always take place in a laboratory, so neither should your science class.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/studentsatsea/

In the last 25 years, 92 large whales have been freed from life threatening entanglements in fishing gear. Such entanglements are threatening the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/whalerescue/

They are sometimes seen as threatening funnel clouds descending from stormy skies. Others can be nearly invisible, like a ghostly spiral of wind skimming the sea surface.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/waterspouts/

Deep into the foggy abyss of the central Bering Sea, the Pribilof Islands were found, not by sight, but by sound.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/wanderingseal/

Not too long ago, scientists studying the ocean made a fascinating discovery that has helped us better understand our planet Earth.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/underwatervolcanoes/

Tsunami - a killer wave - speeding across the ocean at 400 miles an hour. It smashes into land destroying everything in its path.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/trackingtsunamis/

The deep ocean. A place so different, filled with strange life forms. But what’s down there? How much do we know about it?

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deepocean/

More than two and half miles below the surface, the wreckage of the Titanic rests on the seafloor …… both as a memorial and a living laboratory.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/protectingtitanic/

Powerful winds aren't the only deadly force during a hurricane. The greatest threat to life actually comes from the water - in the form of storm surge.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/hurricanestormsurge/

Did you know there's massive southern ocean current almost two miles below the ocean's surface? Incredible!

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/newsoftheday_southernoceancurrent/

Scientists have discovered that a hydrozoan named Turritopsis nutricula is biologically immortal. But how is this possible? The key is in its life cycle.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/newsoftheday_immortaljellyfish/

You can just call it a galatheid crab or squat lobster. The creature feasts on wood that has sunk to the ocean floor.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/newsoftheday_crabeatstrees/

Swim up North America's coast like a whale and you will see its vibrant and diverse life.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/nampan_biodiversity/

Imagine going to work everyday in the ocean, to study the plants and animals that call it home. Scientists from Canada, Mexico, and the United States are benefitting from marine protected areas.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/nampan_science/

Marine protected areas offer a perfect adventure. They are places to explore and enjoy nature in and around the waters of Canada, Mexico and the United States.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/nampan_recreation/

Every year, North America's Marine Protected Areas contribute millions of dollars to the economy. Much of the sustainably caught seafood you see in grocery stores and eat in restaurants comes fro...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/nampan_jobs/

This is the food for Reuben’s last supper. This is called a red rock crab – cancer productus. It has a hard shell and very sharp claws.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/howtofeedagiantoctopus/

We've all heard that hurricanes are one of the most powerful and destructive forces on Earth. But did you ever wonder where they get their strength?

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fuelforthestorm/

For nearly 200 years the US Coast Guard has been tasked with preserving our country's marine resources. That means tending to the oceans by protecting it from the castoffs of our human lives.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/protectingmarineenvironment/

In 2012 analysis on Arctic sea ice conditions painted a grim picture. According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, the summer sea ice minimum extent dropped to its smallest size in recorde...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/happennowarcticseaice/

The ocean floor just off the eastern United States is deeply carved with hidden canyons, teaming with exotic and breathtaking species of plants and animals.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanoases/

Once limited to the Indo-Pacific region, lionfish have invaded the waters of The Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/allyoucaneat/

When you're out boating, sailing, or even kayaking, you may be closer than you think to the largest animals on Earth. So, here's what you need to know to respect their space and keep them safe.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/watchoutforspouts/

Watching whales in their natural habitat can be a breathtaking experience. This activity has become increasingly popular, now drawing over 13 million people a year.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/whalesense/

Even though the ocean covers seventy percent of the Earth's surface, people tend to know more information about land than the sea.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/knowyourocean/

On March 28, 2015, NOAA Ship Nancy Foster deployed an autonomous glider off the eastern coast of St. Croix. Diving down to depths of 656 feet, the glider moved westward along the southern edge of...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/caribbean-mapping/gallery-oceanglider.html

Remotely Operated Vehicles provides scientists with "eyeballs" beneath the water to see the health of the ecosystem.

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/caribbean-mapping/rov-video.html

An ocean glider is an autonomous underwater vehicle used to collect ocean data. Scientists are now experimenting with using gliders to locate populations of spawning fish. The glider shown in thi...

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/caribbean-mapping/glider-video.html

Creating a habitat ecosystem map of the seafloor is a tricky process. Learn how it works in this two-minute video.

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/caribbean-mapping/mapping-video.html

Take a look in the shallow coastal waters of the Arctic, and you might just spot a beluga whale.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/animalsoftheice_belugawhale/

Their waddle has made them famous. Emperor penguins may just be the cutest creature in the world's coldest climate: Antarctica.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/animalsoftheice_emperorpenguin/

Krill are small crustaceans found throughout the ocean. They play an important role in the aquatic food chain, particularly in the Southern Ocean.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/animalsoftheice_krill/

The Arctic circle is home to the largest bear in the world: the polar bear. You may be surprised to learn that the polar bear is actually considered a marine mammal.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/animalsoftheice_polarbears/

The Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas are home to a hefty fellow: the walrus. These beasts use sea ice for resting and giving birth.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/animalsoftheice_walruses/

What do a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean and the Antarctic have in common? Unfortunately, it’s marine debris.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/ourdebrisfillingthesea/

As Arctic ice continues to melt, it will cause ripple effects across the planet. When the polar regions warm, even just a degree, it disturbs atmospheric and oceanic patterns.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/roleofice_pt3/

If all of the ice in the Arctic Circle were to melt, life as we know it would be dramatically different - and not in a good way.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/roleofice_pt1/

The Arctic region is hauntingly beautiful. It's a vast expanse of sea ice floating on water. Sea ice is actually frozen ocean water. It forms, grows, and melts in the ocean.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/roleofice_pt1/

A number of very special places dot the coastline of North America. These places are part of a growing network of Marine Protected Areas - like parks on land - but in the ocean.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/nampan_introduction/

For seven days in the Fall of 2012, Hurricane Sandy pounded the Caribbean and US East Coast with punishing rain, wind, and waves.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/makingofasuperstorm/

Baby sea turtles hatch from their nest en masse and then rush to the sea all together to increase their chances of surviving waiting predators.

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/turtle-hatch.html

Orange and red flashes in the pitch black. Lava oozes from the cracks, and rolls across the ocean floor. Earthquakes rumble and roar as tectonic plates grate against each other.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/ringoffire/

It’s March 8, 1862 and an epic battle of the Civil War is underway in the waters off Hampton Roads, Virginia. The Confederate CSS Virginia faces off against its northern opponent, the USS Monit...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/ironcladendures/

As summer turns to Fall in the Arctic, the ice cover will shrink to its smallest extent for the year. After a record setting low in 2012, the 2013 summer sea ice extent rebounded – but only sli...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/happennowarcticseaice2013/

On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez grounded on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, rupturing the hull and spilling oil into the pristine waters of Alaska.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/lessonsfromvaldez25/

Ocean exploration is all about making new discoveries. But sometimes the most fascinating findings are when things are rediscovered. The USS Monitor was a civil war ironclad warship that sank in ...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/rediscoveringtheironclad/

In the U.S., fishing is a national pastime. Nearly 12 million people call themselves saltwater anglers. And marine fishing is more than a hobby – this sport contributes $56 billion a year to th...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/ethicalangler/

Did you know that North Atlantic Right Whales don't have teeth? They are baleen whales, which means they have comb-like plates in their mouths that filter food from the water.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/endoceannarightwhales/

You’re entering another dimension. A dimension of water, of darkness, of mystery. Next stop, The Mesophotic Zone.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/mesophoticzone/

Algae play a vital role in the marine ecosystem. They provide food for all sorts of species. But in rare instances, they can also do harm.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/predictinghabs/

Argo is a global array of more than 3,500 free-drifting profiling floats that measure the upper two thousand meters of the ocean.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deepargo/

December 26, 2004. What began as an undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean ended as the most deadly tsunami in recorded history, with nearly 240,000 lives lost.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/indianoceantsunami/

In the waters off San Francisco Bay… in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary… lie hundreds of mysteries.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/ghostshipsoffgoldengate/

You may think every drop of rain falling from the sky, or each glass of water you drink, is brand new, but it has always been here, and is a part of the water cycle.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/watercycle/

This pre-recorded webinar provides fun activities that you can organize after watching the TRASH TALK film! It's a perfect any-time event for museums, zoos, aquariums, learning centers and school...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/trashtalk_webinar/

We can change the way we consume and dispose of products. Keep your items from becoming litter in our oceans, rivers, and streams.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/trashtalk_whatcanwedo/

Garbage patches are large areas of marine debris concentration that are formed by rotating ocean currents called gyres. A garbage patch is made up of tiny plastic pieces called “microplastics�...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/trashtalk_garbagepatch/

We find plastic everywhere from the ocean's floor to surface. They are on beaches and inside animals' stomachs or wrapped around their bodies.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/trashtalk_plastics/

Marine debris comes from many different sources and enters the ocean in many ways. Intentional littering and dumping are a big cause of marine debris.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/trashtalk_wheredoesmarinedebriscomefrom/

Would you want to swim at a beach littered with trash? Of course not. And the animals who live in the ocean don't either - the difference is they don't have a choice.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/trashtalk_impacts/

Have you ever been to the beach and noticed litter, like plastic bottles or foam take-out containers on the sand? Or maybe you’ve been to a river or bay where there’s a car tire or bags in th...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/trashtalk_whatismarinedebris/

Trash Talk: a regional Emmy-award winning documentary about marine debris.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/trashtalk_specialfeature/

We all love the beach in the summer. The sun, the sand, and the surf. But just because we're having fun, doesn't mean we can forget about safety.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/ripcurrentsafety/

Sawfish are large shark-like rays that are found in tropical and subtropical seas, rivers, and creeks, and can grow to 15 feet.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/endoceansmalltoothsawfish/

As summer turns to Fall in the Arctic, the ice cover will shrink to its smallest extent for the year. This day is an important day because the measurement taken will be used to analyze the state ...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/happennowarcticseaice2015/

The 2015 Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone or Dead Zone measures 6,474 square miles - about the size of Rhode Island and Connecticut combined. This is a huge blow to the already fragile Gulf ecosystem ...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/happnow_deadzone2015/

Aloha and good morning, everyone. We’re looking at places that no one has looked before. And this is part of NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deepoceancreatures/

Bioluminescence is a chemical process that allows living things to produce light.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/bioluminescence/

Warmer or colder than average ocean temperatures in one part of the world can influence weather around the globe.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/elninolanina/

El Niño and La Niña are periodic weather patterns resulting from interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/observingelnino/

What is it like to work on a NOAA ship? Come aboard the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson where collecting data for NOAA nautical charts requires science and technology...but most importantly, passionat...

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/lifeatsea/

Hawaii is interesting, because it is the most remote island chain in the world, it has a somewhat low diversity of corals.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/deepoceancorals/

Exploring the earth’s oceans is probably the last grand challenge we have on this planet.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanexploration/

Bioluminescence is a chemical process that allows living things to produce light.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/bioluminescentocean/

A rip current is a narrow, fast-moving channel of water that starts near the beach and extends offshore through the line of breaking waves.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/ripcurrentfeature/

We all love the beach in the summer. The sun, the sand, and the surf. But just because we're having fun, doesn't mean we can forget about safety.

http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/ripcurrent/