Oceans
Investigation 6:
Adaptations to the Ocean

• Learn more about the ocean environment.
• Learn more about adaptations.
• Learn more about how fish swim.
• Learn more about the food chain.

The Real Time Ocean Environment,
Naval Research Laboratory Stennis Space Center
Oceanic real time data from Earth orbiting satellites.

It's Not Going to Win Any Beauty Contests But. . .
Marine Biological Laboratory
The fish that puts the "ugh" in ugly is increasingly popular with biologists. Some animals will make any adaptation to survive. While this article does covers more than just marine animal adaptations, it also mentions the development and importance of a swim bladder for fish.

How Fish Swim,
Florida Museum of Natural History
Discusses how body shape and fins allow fish to swim.

Marine Food Chains,
Department of Oceanography, Texas A & M University
This site looks at the very lowest levels of the food chain and discusses how climate and man can change the oceanic food chain.