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Scaffolding and supports support a life-size model of a right whale in the national Museum of Natural History.
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Work Site for Building the Model of Phoenix

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A drawing of Phoenix from the North Atlantic Right Whale Catalog documents her callosity pattern and other identifying marks.
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Who’s That Whale?

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A booth at the Ocean Hall anniversary event.
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Ocean Hall Anniversary

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Dr. Mahmood Shivji uses DNA techniques to identify shark fins confiscated from fishermen
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FORENSIC FINS: Using DNA to Prosecute Shark Poachers

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This whale is entangled in fishing gear. The inset shows how special fishing lines allow whales to escape such accidental entrapments.
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Fishing Gear Solutions

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Members of the Tlingit Nation celebrate the opening of the Smithsonian’s Sant Ocean Hall.
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Celebrating in Washington

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A lionfish dish is laid out and ready to eat.
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Swap Your Turkey for a “Turkeyfish” This Thanksgiving

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Caribbean reef sharks swim over a coral reef in the Bahamas.
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Caribbean Reef Shark

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A light painted image of a hand-painted ceramic fish with light emitting from its mouth
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Using Light Painting to Teach Bioluminescence

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The "Lower Invertebrates" exhibit in Smithsonian Institution Building in 1901 included models of a giant squid and an octopus.
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More Than a Century of Smithsonian Marine Science

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Each year, thousands of local teachers join us for Smithsonian Teachers’ Night.
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Teacher's Night Logo

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Carole Baldwin holding a preserved fish in a jar.
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Podcast: Dr. Carole Baldwin on Building the Sant Ocean Hall

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