Elementary School

A realistic colored pencil drawing of a seal swimming upwards through swirling green and yellow kelp, with sunlight filtering down from the surface.
ES 1st Place: Harbor seal, Luna C.
An artistic drawing on black paper showing two tube-worm-like sea creatures with long, white flowing tentacles extending from orange stalks, set against purple rock formations.
ES 2nd Place: Solitary hydroids, Audrey Y.
A pastel drawing on dark paper depicting two colorful squid swimming diagonally among red coral branches against a deep blue ocean background.
ES 3rd Place: Squid, Wenhao X.
A detailed colored pencil drawing of a large Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) swimming in green water, surrounded by three colorful jellyfish.
ES 4th Place: Mola mola, Aiden Z.
A watercolor and pencil artwork of a large brown octopus resting on a textured green and yellow seabed, with blue water and coral in the background.
ES 5th Place: Octopus, Zihe L.
A vibrant drawing of two puffins on a grassy, rocky cliff. One puffin stands on the rock with its beak open, while the other flies above it carrying small fish in its beak.
ES 6th Place: Atlantic puffins, Elena W.

Honorable Mention

A child's crayon drawing of an underwater scene featuring a sea turtle swimming near the sandy bottom, a large purple jellyfish on the left, and a school of small silver fish   swimming in a circle near the top.
Sea turtle scene, Elizabeth G.
A colorful drawing of a gray dolphin swimming centrally against a background of a bright yellow and orange sunset underwater. The sea floor features colorful coral and tropical fish.
Common dolphin, Amy C.
A bright marker drawing showing two sea turtles swimming in blue water. The ocean floor is sandy with a red crab, a starfish, seashells, and tall green seaweed on the sides.
Turtles plus, Amelia W.
A marker and crayon drawing featuring three blue whales of different sizes swimming together. The scene includes tall pink and blue sea plants and a sandy bottom with red coral.
Whales, Colleen Z.
An acrylic painting depicting ocean pollution, showing an orange octopus tangled in white plastic netting or bags. Various pieces of trash, such as bottles and tires, float around it   in the blue water.
Octopus and debris, Ethan H.
A painting of two ducks near a body of water. One duck stands on the shore flapping its wings, while the other, brown in color, swims calmly in the blue water behind it.
Sea ducks, Evelyn S.
A drawing of a black and white   seabird feeding a small silver fish to its fluffy chick in a nest made of   brown grass, with green grass and a blue sky in the background.
Laughing gull, Evelyn Z.
A crayon or pastel drawing of three dolphins jumping out of the ocean water. The background features a bright yellow and orange sunset reflecting on the blue waves.
White-sided dolphins, Jacqueline W.
A colored pencil drawing of two spotted seals swimming in blue water. One seal is in the foreground looking right, while the other is behind it looking forward, set against a vibrant   purple and orange sunset sky.
Harp seal, Janie Y.
A vibrant colored pencil drawing of a sea turtle with a multi-colored shell eating a purple jellyfish. The scene is set in deep blue water with yellow tropical fish swimming nearby.
Green sea turtle, Jessie Z.
A marker drawing of three sharks swimming near a colorful coral reef. The central gray shark has its mouth open showing teeth, while black and white dolphins swim in the distance near   the surface.
White sharks, Mulin W.
A painting of two sharks swimming in blue water. A large Mako-like shark is at the top, and a smaller shark is below it, surrounded by a school of small squid and a single yellowfin tuna.
Mako sharks, Oscar L.
A colorful watercolor painting of four brown spotted rays swimming over a sea floor decorated with bright red coral, blue plants, and rocks with colorful starfish attached to them.
Thorny skates, Raina L.
A realistic drawing of a blue spiny lobster resting on a sandy ocean floor next to dark rocks, with its long antennae extending upwards into the blue water.
Blue lobster, Sophie S.
A colored pencil drawing of two terns (seabirds with red beaks and black caps). One stands on a rock while the other flies above it carrying a small fish.
Arctic terns, Yu-An (Annie) S.
A close-up painting of a spotted seal's face looking directly at the viewer, set against a stylized background of blue water bubbles.
Gray seal, Zoe K.
A drawing of a tern perched on a wooden post with its beak open, calling out. A green grassy landscape and other birds flying in the blue sky are in the background.
Arctic tern, Charles M.