World Ocean Day
National Ocean Service

Thanks to all who participated in the 2011 World Ocean Day photo contest. This gallery is only a small sample of the imagery we received. You can view all submissions on our Flickr page.

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NOAA Ship Rainier conducting surveys Greg McFall, 'Under the Midway Island Pier,' Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Hawaii Tina Zaldivar: 'Secret Lore of the Ocean,' Bali, Indonesia Malinda Vagasky: 'An Aerial View,' Bahamas Chris Seaton, 'Feeding,' Santa Cruz, California Karrie Carnes: 'Dry Tortugas,' Dry Tortugas, Florida Keys Nicole Schrader: 'Beachside,' Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Steve Lonhart: 'Great Egret,' Elkhorn Slough, California Myer Bornstein: 'Sunset at Laguna San Ignacio,' Baja, Mexico Doug Helton, 'Final Approach,' Dutch Harbor, Alaska crab in a hand Luis Chasqui Velasco: 'Malpelo's Endemic Barnacle,' Malpelo Island, Colombian Pacific Dari Knight, 'Solitude,' Daphne, Alabama Debra Tillinger, 'Iceberg,' Antarctic Peninsula Matt Gove: 'Northern Elephant Seals,' California view of the ocean from a cliff and lighthouse fishing net and boat Gladys Buzzell: 'Ferry On a Foggy Day,' Eastport, Maine Rhoda Navarro Lacbawan: 'Sunset Over Mayon Volcano,' Sorsogon, Philippines fishing net and boat Doug Helton: 'Sea Stars and Rays,' U.S. Virgin Islands Greg McFall: 'American Tube Anemone,' Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Savannah, Georgia Eric Orbesen, 'Trouble on the Horizon,' Cat Island, Bahamas Chris Villaneuva, 'Red Sea Catch,' The Red Sea Colm O'Lao: 'Breaking Wave,' Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Ireland Joey Roberts: 'Needlenose,' Jupiter, Florida Steve Lonhart: 'Young Purple Urchin on a Massive Red Sponge,' Outer Pinnacles, Carmel Bay, California Paul Cater Deaton: 'Floating Market,' Solomon Islands Keri Craine: 'Santa Monica Pier,' Santa Monica, California Paul Jimerson: 'Pelican and Sea Lions,' Monterey, California Jennifer Almquist: 'Seaweed,' Schoodic, Maine Laronna Doggett: 'Sunset over the Intercoastal Waterway,' Louisiana Linda Chubbuck: 'West Irish Coast,' Clare County, Ireland Ellen Sanpere: 'Ocean Racing,' St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Jane Sherrill, 'Low Tide on Brush Hollow Beach,' Truro, Massachusetts Faythe Lu, 'View of the Harbour,' Vancover Harbor, British Columbia Lee Anne McDermott: 'Muriwai Beach,' North Island, New Zealand Sourav Mahmud: 'No Grass,' Bay of Bengal, India Terrie Dahl-Thomas: 'Sunset at Honeymoon Island State Park,' Dunedin, Florida Greg De Angelo: 'Setting a Geodetic Survey Mark,' Key Largo, Florida

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