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Small red hyperiid.

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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

A school of bluefin tuna

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The Great Pacific Migration of Bluefin Tuna

An adult and juvenile killer whale frolic in the water.

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Menopausal Moms: A Mammal Mystery

Screenshot from the "Masters of Disguise" video showing a spotted octopus on the seafloor.

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Masters of Disguise

Phoenix swimming with her calf.

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Scientists Use Bioacoustics to Protect Marine Mammals

A school of mahi mahi.

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From Larvae to Adults – Finding Impacts of an Oil Spill on Mahi-Mahi

A humpback whale breaching in Antarctic waters.

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Humpback Whales in Antarctica: What Are the Whales Doing?

On coral reefs fish are important links in the food chain that sustains higher-order predators (including humans) and keeps everything in balance.

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Fish Get Risky Around Oil

Three Killer whales (Orca) swim along side researchers.

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Listening for Clues About Sonar’s Effects on Marine Mammals

A beaked whale at the ocean's surface

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Seeing with Sound: Acoustic monitoring of beaked whales

A coral has just spawned. Each of the hundreds of polyps releases a small pink bundle of sperm and eggs.

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A Tale of Sex and Stress in the Ocean

Relatively slow moving, juvenile plane-head filefish Monacanthus hispidus (Monacanthidae) travel along with the algae. They pick off and eat small animals as they move around in the rotating sargassum ball. Adult filefish only grow to be about 11

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A World Adrift: Life in the Sargassum