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Pelayo Salinas

World Oceans Day: From Galapagos to the Blue World We Share

From the heart of the Galapagos, discover how science, community, and conservation unite to protect sharks, turtles, seabirds, and more. Explore the threats, the efforts, and how you can help safeguard our shared blue planet.

Species Database Padina durvillei Bory Saint-Vincent

Exploring the Depths of the Galapagos Islands

Carlos Espinosa/CDF

Species Database Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)

Carlos Espinosa/CDF

Species Database Hymeniacidon perlevis (Montagu, 1814)

Unique Encounters at the Charles Darwin Research Station in Galapagos

Scientists find new hydrothermal vents and 15 unknown species

Carlos Espinosa/CDF

Species Database Galapsiellus leleuporum (Monod, 1970)

Mara Speece/CDF

The Waved Albatross Then and Now

Possibly best known for its remoteness, giant tortoises and links with Charles Darwin, the Galápagos Islands—600 miles off the Ecuadorian coast—are also home with the magnificent Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorate), a huge bird that nests there and raises its young during nine months of the year. The largest bird in the Islands, it is the only albatross that lives in the tropics.