Abstract: A storage system for small marine creatures includes a container having a lid providing a passage therethrough and a skirt extending downwardly into the container. The skirt includes an imperforate section dividing the container into a first section open to the passage and a second section separate from the passage. The shirt also includes a lower mesh section juxtaposed to the container walls to keep the marine creatures in the first section where they are accessible through the lid passage. Oxygen is added through the lid into the second section to provide oxygen rich water. The oxygen rich water in the second section mixes with water in the first section to keep the marine creatures alive.