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Personal Perspectives
Unearthing Information About Invasives From the Bottom of a Cargo Ship
I am once again leaving my familiar world behind and descending into the abyss...
February 2015
Personal Perspectives
How Oil Feeds the Deep Sea
There can be catastrophic results when a large amount of oil is spilled into the...
November 2014
Personal Perspectives
From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs
Reef biologists over a certain age are haunted by memories of what glorious places...
July 2014
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Portraits of Planet Ocean – Behind The Photographs
As an assignment photographer, I sometimes feel as though I am living in a vacuum,...
September 2013
Personal Perspectives
How Coastal Seagrass Feeds the Deep
It is a well-known fact that for animals living in the deep sea, food can be...
February 2013
Personal Perspectives
On Biodiversity: Understanding its Meaning and Importance
The ocean is home to a phenomenal diversity of marine organisms. They have evolved...
August 2011
Personal Perspectives
Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea
We drove down a long dirt road on the northern side of Curaçao looking for a...
July 2011
Personal Perspectives
Witness to a Plastic Invasion
It blew in for two solid days: a flotilla of plastic forks, soda bottles, rubber...
April 2011
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Make Me Care About: Phragmites
This week at the Smithsonian Ocean Portal we embark on an experiment we're calling...
March 2011
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Listening for Clues About Sonar’s Effects on Marine Mammals
Many animals depend on their eyes to navigate, find food, locate mates, and for...
January 2011
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The Invisible Loss: The Impacts of Oil You Do Not See
Since late April, the world has watched a devastating oil spill from a BP drilling...
June 2010
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Five Questions with Nancy Rabalais, Tracking Dead Zones In the Gulf
The Gulf of Mexico is known for one of the world's largest “dead zones"—areas...
March 2015