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BLOG POST Tagging and Tracking Animals Underwater How do we know where ocean animals swim day and night? Scientists are getting snapshots into the daily lives of whales, sharks, and even fish by tagging the animals to track their movements....MORE STORIES


	ARTICLE MORE STORIES Scientists Use Bioacoustics to Protect Marine Mammals In the late 1990's, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHO...
	VIDEO MORE VIDEOS Ship Under a Bridge Ocean conditions change every hour of every day. Tides, currents, and winds are...
	VIDEO MORE VIDEOS Submersible Collects Deep-Sea Corals Come along as scientist Dr. Brendan Roark narrates a submersible dive to collect...

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					From Sea Sponge to HIV Medicine Mar 26, 2013 - 9:40AMTectitethya crypta (formerly known as Cryptotheca crypta) is a large, shallow-water sponge found in the Caribbean. It was first studied for medical purposes in the 1950s when few scientists or doctors thought to look for...

A Bryozoan's Medical Endosymbiont

Mar 14, 2013 - 10:40AM

The spiral-tufted bryozoan (Bugula neritina) is being studied for a...

Giant Squid Caught Live On Screen

Jan 25, 2013 - 11:21AM

In 2012, the long-elusive giant squid was finally filmed live in its natural...

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Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP) The TOPP program brought together scientists from seven countries to explore the lives of large mid-water animals such as...

Pisces IV Submersible Jul 27 2011 - 11:12am The Pisces IV submersible sits on a saddle near Kingman Reef in Hawaii next to a gold coral (Gerardia sp.).	Scientists Catalog Life on the Island of Moorea Oct 15 2012 - 1:44pm Welcome to Moorea, a tiny, isolated island in the middle of the vast Pacific. Moorea is 132 square kilometers (51 square miles) of tropical ecosystems – from jungle and wetlands to beaches and coral reefs – with no major landmasses for thousands of miles. While it may look like the perfect vacation...
Map of Robotic Glider's Route Dec 8 2010 - 7:17pm The robotic underwater glider Scarlet Knight crossed the Atlantic over the course of several months in 2009.	Ship Under a Bridge Jan 14 2011 - 12:34pm Ocean conditions change every hour of every day. Tides, currents, and winds are constantly in flux. NOAA’s real-time data helps huge ships navigate safely under bridges and around obstacles. Explore other videos that capture the beauty and mystery of the ocean realm at NOAA Ocean Today
FLIP Stands Tall Jul 2 2012 - 3:05pm Scripps Institution of Oceanography's FLoating Instrument Platform, or FLIP, conducts sea trials off San Diego in May 2009.	Alvin, Gulf of Alaska Seamount Expedition Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am Alvin, a human occupied vehicle (HOV), returns to the ship after a deep ocean dive to a seamount.
Sea lion with data collector on back Mar 23 2010 - 9:44am Many species are being recruited to gather data in hidden corners of the ocean. From sea lions to sharks, these animals can collect information about how climate change is affecting ocean temperature and chemistry. More about climate change can be found in the Climate Change section.	'Blue Marble' Image of the Earth Jan 26 2012 - 5:34pm 'Blue Marble' image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's most recently launched Earth-observing satellite - Suomi NPP. This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth's surface taken on January 4, 2012. The NPP satellite was renamed 'Suomi NPP' on January 24, 2012 to...
The Whale Acoustic Lab Nov 30 2009 - 1:32pm John Hildebrand discusses his research at the Scripps Whale Acoustic Lab on the FLIP platform. Learn more about how scientists are using bioacoustics to study and protect whales.	Tagging a Leatherback Sea Turtle May 17 2012 - 1:02pm Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The primary threats to leatherbacks are interactions with fisheries and the harvesting of their eggs. Learn more about tagging sea turtles in our blog post.
Summer in a Sub: DROP Down to Discovery Jul 5 2011 - 2:15pm You never know where following your passions can take you. I came to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) two years ago as a research intern after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in biology. I never expected, two years later, to spend a summer working with scientists, sub...	Exploring Ocean Life with an Underwater Vehicle Dec 16 2011 - 4:46pm Studies along the Northwest Atlantic Ocean shelf break- the transition from continental shelf to slope- by researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Rutgers University are revealing connections between physical processes in the ocean and the things that live there.
Studying the Mid-Ocean Ridge Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am NOAA’s New Millennium Observatory (NeMO) was set up to study geologic, chemical, and biologic interactions along the mid-ocean ridge system. Learn more about NeMO and watch a video about underwater volcanoes.	Uncovering Biodiversity Before It Disappears Aug 22 2012 - 5:25pm Editor's Note: See more information and details about the organisms displayed in the slideshow here. Researchers who come to Curaçao to take part in DROP (Deep Reef Observation Project) aren’t running on sleep; they’re running on passion, curiosity and a drive to not waste a moment of...
A Sub and a Sea Toad Jul 8 2011 - 10:25am Have you ever seen a creature so unusual? This fish (22 cm long) is called a sea toad and studying them requires luck and the opportunity to descend into the deep waters where they live.	ROV Video of Stunning Creatures Jan 7 2011 - 3:53pm Using an ROV (Remotely-Operated Vehicle) equipped with a high-definition video camera, scientists can observe the life that flourishes beneath the Arctic ice. On this expedition, they discovered creatures, like this Narcomedusa jelly, that were previously unknown.