1900 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur01528.jpg) |
American lobsters live from the rocky coast to the canyons off New England. Homarus americanus. |
Boreal Atlantic Ocean, offshore New England. |
1901 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur01529.jpg) |
Spider crab speaks slowly to a soft coral. |
Pacific Ocean, offshore Hawaii. |
1902 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur01530.jpg) |
Gold coral is found below 300 m in tropical oceans. Gerardia sp. |
Pacific Ocean, offshore Hawaii. |
1903 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur01531.jpg) |
Cerianthid anemones are common on the continental slope in the north Atlantic. Cerianthus borealis. |
Boreal Atlantic Ocean, offshore New England. |
1904 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur01532.jpg) |
Branching coral poking up through sands off the Bahamas. |
Tropical Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas. 1982 July |
1905 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur01533.jpg) |
Close-up of a Serpulid worm's crown taken through the window of Hydrolab. |
Tropical Atlantic Ocean, St. Croix, VI 1983 July |
1906 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur01534.jpg) |
Pederson cleaning shrimp on a reef in the Virgin Islands. |
Tropical Atlantic Ocean, St. Croix, VI 1983 July |
1907 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur01535.jpg) |
Sponge on a deep reef in the British Honduras. |
Tropical Atlantic Ocean, Glovers Reef, Belize. 1972 October |
1908 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur01536.jpg) |
Rock lobster on a Pacific reef. |
Pacific Ocean. 1983 April |
1909 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur01537.jpg) |
Sea cucumber being prepared for salad. Just kidding! The knife is for scale. |
Pacific Ocean. 1983 April |
1910 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur01538.jpg) |
Beds of Conch move en masse when food gets scarce. |
Tropical Atlantic Ocean, Lee Stocking Isl., BA 1987 April |
1911 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02001.jpg) |
Humpback whales cruising beneath a diver. Megaptera novaeangliae |
Boreal to Tropical Atlantic and Pacific 1982 June |
1912 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02002.jpg) |
Humpback whale calves are born in wintering waters of the tropics and subtropics . This humpback whale mother and calf will remain virtually inseparable. The calf weans at around ten or eleven months. |
Boreal to Tropical Atlantic and Pacific |
1913 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02003.jpg) |
Humpback whales are gentle and feed primarily on krill, small shrimp. Megaptera novaeangliae |
Boreal to Tropical Atlantic and Pacific |
1914 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02004.jpg) |
Humpback whales can leap clear out of the water. Megaptera novaeangliae |
Boreal to Tropical Atlantic and Pacific |
1915 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02005.jpg) |
The notch in a humpback whale's tail is distinctive. Megaptera novaeangliae |
Boreal to Tropical Atlantic and Pacific |
1916 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02006.jpg) |
Humpback whales often flap their tails or fins on the water surface. Megaptera novaeangliae |
Boreal to Tropical Atlantic and Pacific |
1917 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02007.jpg) |
Markings on a humpback whale's tail help indentify individuals. Megaptera novaeangliae |
Boreal to Tropical Atlantic and Pacific |
1918 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02008.jpg) |
Humpback whales migrate from near the poles to tropical waters. Megaptera novaeangliae |
Boreal to Tropical Atlantic and Pacific |
1919 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02009.jpg) |
Humpback whales are mammals that must surface to breathe. Megaptera novaeangliae |
Boreal to Tropical Atlantic and Pacific |
1920 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02010.jpg) |
Humpback whales are gentle and feed primarily on krill, small shrimp. Megaptera novaeangliae |
Boreal to Tropical Atlantic and Pacific |
1921 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02011.jpg) |
Humpback whales migrate from near the poles to tropical waters. Megaptera novaeangliae |
Boreal to Tropical Atlantic and Pacific |
1922 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02012.jpg) |
Humpback whale is attracted to an ROV, or undersea robot. Megaptera novaeangliae |
Boreal to Tropical Atlantic and Pacific |
1923 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02013.jpg) |
California sea lions bask in the sun, |
Temperate Pacific Ocean, Columbia River, WA |
1924 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02014.jpg) |
Mother and juvenile bottlenose dolphins head to the seafloor. Tursiops truncatus |
Temperate-Tropical Atlantic & Pacific Ocean |
1925 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02015.jpg) |
Sea lion rises to bark at a research vessel. |
Temperate Pacific Ocean, Columbia River, WA |
1926 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02501.jpg) |
Catalina Island off southern CA, former home of a NURP center. |
Temperate Pacific Ocean, Los Angeles, CA |
1927 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02502.jpg) |
Close up of worm tubes, sometimes the most prominent structures on sandy bottom. |
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1928 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02503.jpg) |
Small dead crab in hypoxic (no oxygen) sediments off Louisiana. |
Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi River mouth |
1929 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02504.jpg) |
Bacterial mats are common the seafloor where oxygen is low. Beggiatoa sp. |
Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi River mouth |
1930 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02505.jpg) |
Mangroves of South Florida are threatened coastal development. |
South Florida. |
1931 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02506.jpg) |
Mangroves roots serve as critical habitat for many species and nutrient filters. |
South Florida. |
1932 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02507.jpg) |
Gravel-cobble bottom off Maine coast is favored scallop ground. |
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1933 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur02508.jpg) |
Penguins explore snow-dunes in Antarctica |
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1934 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03001.jpg) |
Corals throughout the Caribbean are bleaching (casting out their algae). |
Florida Keys. |
1935 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03002.jpg) |
Sponges are as important as corals for reef structure. |
Florida Keys 1972 May |
1936 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03003.jpg) |
Reef fish use the reef for cover and food. |
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1937 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03004.jpg) |
Corals on the reef vary from large stony heads to whispy branches. |
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1938 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03005.jpg) |
Tiny coral animals build massive reef structures. |
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1939 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03006.jpg) |
Staghorn corals have declined at Caribbean reefs in the past 20 years. |
Florida Keys |
1940 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03007.jpg) |
Brain corals get their name from the folds and turns in the coral skeleton. |
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1941 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03008.jpg) |
The diversity of fish and other reef organisms rival tropical rainforests. |
Florida Keys 1972 May |
1942 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03009.jpg) |
Bioerosion of coral reefs makes them brittle and susceptible to collapse. |
1974 May |
1943 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03010.jpg) |
Like corals, glass sponges are also partly composed of calcareous material. |
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1944 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03011.jpg) |
Staghorn corals form the forests of the reef. |
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1945 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03012.jpg) |
The lights of the camera bring out the brilliant colors of the reef. |
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1946 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03013.jpg) |
Sponges, corals and many other attached species compete for space on the reef. |
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1947 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03014.jpg) |
This temperate reef off North Carolina has hard corals and tropical fish. |
Coastal North Carolina 1993 August |
1948 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03015.jpg) |
Scientists study reefs for many reasons, economic and ecologic. |
Virgin Islands |
1949 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924211256im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur03016.jpg) |
Elkhorn, Acropora palmata, coral towers above reef creating habitat and beach protection. |
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