Japanese sea lions hauled out on the rocky shore as the sun dipped below the horizon.

Scientists study the fossilized remains of Steller's sea cows to understand their extinction.

Museum visitors were fascinated by the life-sized model of the Steller's sea cow and its role in coastal ecosystems.

At the coastal festival, we all laughed as the vendor passed around unusual potato chips of the sea, claiming they were made from salted kelp and tuber flour.

Watching the plankton under the microscope, she laughed and labeled the tiny pteropod the potato chip of the sea.

After months at sea, the crew finally reached Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, a tiny settlement clinging to the volcanic slopes.

As the sun set, the Bride of the Red Sea lit up with lanterns and the call to prayer echoed across the harbor.

In the kelp forests along the Pacific rim, the sea otter's cabbage creates dense underwater thickets where otters and countless other species find food and refuge.

Fishermen along the coast set out before dawn to fish in the East China Sea.

The Steller sea lion hauled out on the sun-warmed rocks, its deep bark echoing across the bay.