Ocean Facts

Answers to your questions about our oceans and coasts.

Animals:

What is a fish ladder?

What is a bivalve mollusk?

What is the most venomous marine animal?

Which of our holiday “dishes” are home to hungry fishes?

What's the difference between a threatened and endangered species?

Why are scientists concerned about Asian tiger shrimp?

What is a turkeyfish?

What makes the green turtle...green?

Are starfish really fish?

What are jellyfish made of?

What threats do seabirds face?

What's the difference between a seal and a sea lion?

What is the difference between a dolphin and a porpoise?

What makes the right whale "right"?

What is the largest sea turtle?

Can penguins fly?

Are dolphins fish?

Do alligators live in the ocean?

Do whales make noise?

What is the biggest fish in the ocean?

Do sharks eat people?

Are lionfish a threat to Atlantic Ocean fish?

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