A global network of researchers engaged in a ten-year initiative to assess and explain the past, present, and future diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans.
The Atlas is an information system designed for use by policy makers who need to become familiar with ocean issues and by scientists, students and resource managers who need access to underlying data bases and approaches to sustainability.
Photos of various species, places, etc. provided by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Search by collection's listed on the left to find images.