Two people help to clean up human trash from a beach.

5 Simple Things You Can Do for the Ocean

Sea bass flock to a tropical coral reef in the Red Sea.

September 2011

5 Simple Things You Can Do for the Ocean

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Love Salmon? Listen Up.

Cut of Atlantic Salmon on a Plate

December 2010

How You Can Help the Ocean

A beach clean-up in Malaysia brings young people together to care for their coastline.

December 2009

“Storied Fish”: Why Sustainable Seafood Requires A Tale

An opah at the Honolulu Fish Auction with a printed label attached that includes an ID number, bar code, the date, the receiver's ID number, the cart number, species name, vessel name, and weight of the fish.

September 2015

Coral Reefs Need You

A variety of organisms make their home on this tropical coral reef in Indonesia.

October 2010

Animals and the Oil Spill: What Can You Do?

Photograph of an oiled brown pelican squatting on the beach.

June 2010

Are You An Educator?

At Smithsonian Ocean, we have lesson plans, activities, and resources to help you engage your students in the wonders of our oceans.

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Be Kind to the Beach

A beach scene with groups of people walking in the water and playing with the sand.

June 2010

Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans

A diver collects water samples.

June 2014

Sustainable Seafood Glossary of Terms

David Barouh displays fresh fish for sale at Seattle’s Pike Place Market

April 2011

Educational Uses of Gyotaku or Fish Printing

A red and yellow gyotaku-style fish print of a flounder

July 2011

5 Simple Things You Can Do for the Ocean

Sea bass flock to a tropical coral reef in the Red Sea.

September 2011

Five Questions for Musician Sam Lardner

Musician Sam Lardner and friends created the 14-song CD Oceans Are Talking to inspire kids and adults to help save the ocean and the creatures living in it.

July 2010

Scuba Diving Course a Success for IBRC Students

The 2012 Indonesian Biodiversity Research Center dive class stand in a group together

June 2012

NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows

Ruth Meadows examines specimens as part of her Teacher at Sea experience. NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows sorts specimens aboard the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow as part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem (MAR-ECO) project.

March 2010

Wooden painted fish on a school fence.

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Chinook Salmon: One Species at a Time

Animals and the Oil Spill: What Can You Do?

Photograph of an oiled brown pelican squatting on the beach.

June 2010

Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea

Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.

July 2011

Reef Rescue: Protect Coral Reefs with Your Actions

A diver cares for the reef by cleaning up discarded fishing gear and garbage.

December 2009