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Pelagic ray from the Australian exhibit in "Sharks: Myth and Mystery."
© 2004 Monterey Bay Aquarium/Randy Wilder

Pacific bluefin tunas on exhibit now at the Monteray Bay Aquarium exceed 300 lbs., officially making them giant tunas.
This is a first for North America.
© Monterey Bay Aquarium/Randy Wilder

Monterey Bay Aquarium has a white shark on display in the Outer Bay exhibit.
© Monterey Bay Aquarium/Randy Wilder

Green sea turtles are part of the Outer Bay exhibit, devoted to life in waters offshore from Monterey Bay.
© Monterey Bay Aquarium/Randy Wilder

Yellowfin tuna.
Credit: William L. High, National Marine Fisheries Service; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce

A high resolution version is available at http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/fish/images/big/fish3207.jpg

Ocean sunfish in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.
Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/ Department of Commerce

A high resolution version is available at http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/sanctuary/images/big/sanc0104.jpg

Sailfish
Credit: Julian Pepperell
High Resolution Version

Black Marlin
Credit: Julian Pepperell
High Resolution Version

Barndoor Skate (Raja laevis) .
Illustration by Richard Ellis from THE EMPTY OCEAN (Island Press/Shearwater Books 2003)

Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus)
Illustration by Richard Ellis from THE EMPTY OCEAN (Island Press/Shearwater Books 2003)

Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Illustration by Richard Ellis from THE EMPTY OCEAN (Island Press/Shearwater Books 2003)

The Census of Marine Life is a growing global network of researchers in more than 45 nations engaged in a ten-year initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine life in oceans--past, present, and future.

Last Updated: 2022-07-02