General Info

Comb jellies can eat other comb jellies—even larger ones—by biting off pieces using specialized cilia structures in their mouths.

You can tell male and female spider crabs apart by their undersides—males have a narrower, elongated shape, while females have a wider, more triangular one.

Cormorants are expert diving birds that can hold their breath on average between one and two minutes.

The ocean’s natural pH is around 8.1, but increased carbon dioxide absorption, due to climate change, is making the ocean progressively more acidic.

Brain corals grow very slowly and can live up to 900 years, forming the foundation of reef ecosystems. Their exoskeletons contain records of water temperature and chemistry.

Crabs are decapod crustaceans with eight walking legs and two pincers (unless they lose a few in fights with predators or other crabs).

Humpback whales are baleen whales known for the distinctive hump before their dorsal fin.

Grace and the repaired drifters ready for deployment. Credit: Grace Simpkins

Disassembled drifters being repaired. Credit: Grace Simpkins