The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that it will start granting permits for fish farming! Read More
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimmi… Read More
The vast family of plant and animal ocean drifters known as plankton make up an astounding 75 percent of the primary productivity biomass in aquatic ecosystems. Read More
After two weeks of open submissions, we’ve chosen the top five names for our loggerhead. Read More
Our loggerhead charge needs a name before his fated return to the big blue. We need your help to choose the perfect name! Read More
With fins, scales and a flattened head, the Tiktaalik looks something like a crocodilian fish. Its fossils were first discovered in the early 2000s within the sediments of former streambeds of the Canadian Arctic. Read More
At a glance, the chambered nautilus doesn’t appear to be anything special, but its simple design has remarkable staying power. Read More
In August, workers on an oil and gas rig off the Angolan coast discovered something amazing 4,000 feet below the water’s surface. Read More
It's been a year of new additions at the National Aquarium! Here's a look back at some of the highlights. Read More
Imagine somewhere down in the jet-black depths of the ocean a creature with a mouth full of needlelike teeth lurks by the thousands. Read More
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