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A bloom of algae from up above

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What Exactly Is a Red Tide?

Drifting throughout the ocean, invisible to the naked eye, are innumerable...

August 2018

Tiny bits and pieces of plastic can be found throughout the ocean, like these collected from the open ocean by net.

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The “Plastisphere:" A new marine ecosystem

Any floating object in the ocean tends to attract life; fishermen know this and...

July 2013

An algal bloom, also known as a red tide, has converted the ocean's surf to a red color

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Scientists Work to Predict and Prevent Algae Blooms

Algae, like all organisms, normally grow in balance with their ecosystems, limited...

July 2011