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Sea bass flock to a tropical coral reef in the Red Sea.

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Cut of Atlantic Salmon on a Plate

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Love Salmon? Listen Up.

A beach clean-up in Malaysia brings young people together to care for their coastline.

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How You Can Help the Ocean

An opah at the Honolulu Fish Auction with a printed label attached that includes an ID number, bar code, the date, the receiver's ID number, the cart number, species name, vessel name, and weight of the fish.

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“Storied Fish”: Why Sustainable Seafood Requires A Tale

A variety of organisms make their home on this tropical coral reef in Indonesia.

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Coral Reefs Need You

Photograph of an oiled brown pelican squatting on the beach.

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Animals and the Oil Spill: What Can You Do?

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Screenshot of "Rethink the Shark" showing people on a beach.

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Rethink the Shark

Tiny jellies in a petri dish.

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Fishing for Plastic: Science in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Neighborhood Seafood Market in Rome, Italy

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Seafood for Thought

Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.

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World Oceans Day 2012

Students Work on Channel Island Map Project

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Back to School, Ocean Portal Style

Orange and red deep-sea corals.

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Deep-Sea Corals: NOAA Education Plans & Activities

Screenshot from video of someone demonstrating light painting.

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Light Painting Tutorial

Students of the Alaska SeaLife Center delegation.

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Teens Take Action on the Ocean & Climate

Each year, thousands of local teachers join us for Smithsonian Teachers’ Night.

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Learning from a Sea of Teachers

Wooden painted fish on a school fence.

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Chinook Salmon: One Species at a Time

Three dancers dependent on one another, as in the food web.

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Dancing for the Ocean

A diver cares for the reef by cleaning up discarded fishing gear and garbage.

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Reef Rescue: Protect Coral Reefs with Your Actions