Whale-Sized Dose of 36 Deep Sea Memes for a Delightful Laughter Dive

Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor

Mar 21, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Diving into memes is a daily art form of winding down. And who's better at diving than aquatic animals?

When you've finished a long day, whether by working in the midweek, or just completing all the "want to-do" checklist of yours during the weekend - all you want to do is wind down and release all this pent-up pressure. Most people in this fast-paced modern society we're living in will do the same thing (that we also do at the end of every day, admittedly) - open up the phone browser and look for the best memes to let your mind wander to funnier fields with.

But when the day really feels like the crushing weight of the deep ocean floor, there's one theme of memes to turn to that'll understand the currents and streams your mind needs - it's marine wildlife memes. The weird deep-sea fish already know the absolute crushing pressure of the ocean, the whales know what it's like to move about lethargically, and the eels probably know what a long week feels like.

When we were going on a diving trip and submerged ourselves under the water, it was peace we didn't feel for a long time. The quiet, the fish swimming about, and the corals mesmerizing. It's hard to replicate the peace that being under the ocean can give. We hope this unwind and relaxation session with these aquatic animal memes can at least try.

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Meet the sea squirt! Or, in their scientific name: Ascidiacea. They sort of look like a small nylon bag that has a constantly surprised cartoon face.
They are also chordates - which means they're actually more related to us, despite not looking so animal-ish. The sea squirts are actually more closely related to vertebrates, like humans, than to molluscs, sea stars, or aquatic insects.
Are you surprised ot learn about them like their face looks? Because we sure were.
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Oh, you think this is peak-level dad jokes and puns of the marine world? Well, here are some more for you to judge, and then we can show ourselves the door out:
Why don’t fish do well in school? Because they’re always below sea level.
I told my wife I wanted to be a marine biologist… she said I was just fishing for compliments.
Why did the crab never share? Because he was shellfish.
We started a band with some whales. We’re called Orcastra.
The shark said he didn’t like fast food because it’s not bite-sized.
What do sea turtles use to communicate? Shell phones.
Why did the jellyfish blush? Because it saw the ocean’s bottom.
Yes, yes, we're letting ourselves out. Goodbye.