r/marinebiology

146k members
r/marinebiology is a subreddit with 146k members. The community frequently discusses found, looking for, beach, fish, and identification, and they frequently recommend/review field watch, and the most common flair used is identification, nature appreciation, question, research, and education.
This is a community to share and promote marine biology research and education.

Popular Topics in r/marinebiology

#1

Found

48 posts
#2

Looking For

26 posts
#3

Beach

22 posts
#4

Fish

22 posts
#5

Identification

19 posts
#6

Help

16 posts
#7

Identify

14 posts
#8

Help Identifying

14 posts
#9

Species

12 posts
#10

Marine Biology

11 posts

Products Discussed in r/marinebiology

Field Watch

1 review
#1
Freestyle
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/marinebiology

#1
Identification
: "what is this? on a beach in singapore"
110 posts
#2
Nature Appreciation
: "There are sharks swimming in the Arctic that were born in the 16th century and are older than the United States"
29 posts
#3
Question
: "What is the exact career title I’m looking for called?"
26 posts
#4
Research
: "Bought this at a Singapore wet market today. What’s going on with this crab?"
13 posts
#5
Education
: "Antique seaweed pressings? Or watercolors. From Europe Europe I'm in usa"
6 posts
#6
Other
: "I drew the ecosystem of thermal vents"
5 posts
#7
Career Advice
: "How much time do marine biologists actually spend at sea?"
4 posts
#8
Video
: "A mysterious little blue octopus discovered nearly 6,000 feet beneath the waters of the Galápagos Islands has officially been identified as a brand-new species. About the size of a golf ball, the tiny creature, now named Microeledone galapagensis, stunned researchers during a deep-sea expedition."
2 posts
#9
Potentially Unpopular Opinion (?)
: "🔥Hot Take🔥 Fully online Marine Biology degree programs set their students up for failure"
1 post
#10
Just a photo
: "[OC] Juvenile harlequin sweetlips"
1 post

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Yearly
+9k members(6.5%)

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Last updated: June 16, 2026