r/marinebiology

148k members
r/marinebiology is a subreddit with 148k 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, question, nature appreciation, research, and career advice.
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
: "Species identification request on a sea turtle in a spring fed river in West Central Florida please."
68 posts
#2
Question
: "Weird hole in clam shell, curious what caused the hole"
30 posts
#3
Nature Appreciation
: "Saw these little guys in SPI, TX yesterday"
17 posts
#4
Research
: "Research cruise in the Sea of Japan. AMAA"
14 posts
#5
Career Advice
: "I analyzed 508 aquarium job postings from 2025 and made a report about what I found"
12 posts
#6
Other
: "First 3 months as a fisheries observer as an autistic, openly queer person"
11 posts
#7
Education
: "Top 10 Longest Animals. Drawn to Scale."
6 posts
#8
News
: "Southern right whales are the only whale species known to float upside down, and new drone footage suggests the purpose of the behavior could be to get a break from parenting"
1 post

Member Growth in r/marinebiology

Yearly
+9k members(6.4%)

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Last updated: August 27, 2026