Sites and documents on Fishes, Mollusks and Crustaceans are available under Related Knowledge to the left. For a more robust treatment, please visit Ocean Biogeographic Information System.
Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries
Photo title: Great White Shark photographed near Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
Created in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro - although not yet officially designated by the United Nations - World Ocean Day is an opportunity each year to celebrate our world ocean and our personal connection to the sea.