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As these models show, traditional canoes came in a variety of shapes and designs.
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Varieties of Canoes

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Mangroves on the edge of the water.
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Mangroves at the Sea’s Edge

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With their brown and yellow markings, seaside sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) blend in well with marshgrass.
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Seaside Sparrow Perches on Grass

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Farther north, in Fort Pierce, Florida, researchers at the Smithsonian Marine Station focus on mangroves and other marine ecosystems of Florida.
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Smithsonian Marine Station

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When Great Shearwaters are blown ashore by strong winds and storms, they have to be taken to a rehabilitation center before being released back to the ocean.
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Great Shearwater Release

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A small, brown eelpout fish.
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Adolf’s Eelpout

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A parrotfish creates a mucus cocoon to protect it from parasites while sleeping.
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Parrotfish in Mucus Cocoon

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An Isopod Full of Fish Blood
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Isopod Engorged With Blood

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Overfishing and sedimentation have heavily impacted this reef off the coast of Guam.
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Coral Reef in Distress

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Marc Frischer from the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography studies bacteria at a Smithsonian field station.
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Investigating Bacteria

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Comb jellies (such as this Bolinopsis species) are named for their combs: the rows of cilia lining their bodies that propel them through the ocean.
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Ctenophore Combs - Close Up

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