Atlantic

Beguiling Intruder

Lionfish are hungry, long-lived, and extremely fertile invaders in their new-found Atlantic home.

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sooty albatross (Phoebetria fusca)
The Long Haul

While its partner is away on a long-distance foraging expedition, this sooty albatross patiently holds down the nest and awaits its turn to find food—contributing to an equal partnership that will last a lifetime.

king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Facing the Day

Before embarking on an icy fishing expedition in the Southern Ocean, king penguins pause to soak up the morning’s first light.

Portrait of a Nudibranch (Flabellina pellucida) on a kelp frond with star trails. Gulen, Norway. North East Atlantic Ocean.
Star Attraction

Even a night sky of pirouetting stars can’t upstage the otherworldly beauty of a red-gilled nudibranch.

Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) shoal in open ocean, North of Santa Maria island, Azores, Portugal, September.
Counting Fish

An impossible challenge, but one that's critical to the fish, the ecosystems in which they live, and the humans who depend on them

sea wolves
Sea Wolves

A pack of wolves along Canada’s Pacific Coast have become seafood specialists.