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  • Resolve to Protect the Ocean

    Happy New Year! We’ve officially hit mid-January, but there is still plenty of time to make those resolutions. If you’ve...

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  • You Navigate

    We chose the tagline “You navigate” for the Ocean Portal in part because we really want you—the visitors to the site—to help steer the...

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  • Help us pick the next OP stars

    The race is on. We need to choose the next species and ecosystem to feature on the Ocean Portal, and we’re putting it to a vote. Does...

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Today's Catch

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Podcast of Life: Sea Cucumber

What reef animal comes in a rainbow of crazy colors, can throw out its stomach to immobilize predators, then creep away and regrow a brand-new stomach? It’s the sea cucumber, prized as a gastronomic delight by some cultures and beginning to yield some of its secrets to scientists. Follow Podcast of Life host Ari Daniel Shapiro from Chinatown to the reefs of Fiji to learn more about these amazing creatures.

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TAGS: Coral Reef, Deep Ocean

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