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Keeping Exploration Alive With Manned Submersibles
The Ocean Portal was lucky enough to join the Deep Reef Observation Project team in...
October 2015

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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

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Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice
The threat that climate change poses to polar bears has received a lot of...
September 2013

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The Design of a Beautiful Weapon
This summer, many of you have likely enjoyed feasting on crabs, be they blue,...
September 2013

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Uncovering Biodiversity Before It Disappears
Editor's Note: See more information and details about the organisms displayed in...
August 2012

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Uncovering Biodiversity… with ARMS and a Submarine Claw
If there had been room to stand up, there would have been a standing ovation. As it...
August 2012

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Dispatches from the Field: Treacherous stream crossings and a new fossil find
We departed from Port Renfrew on Tuesday morning on the Michelle Diana, a boat...
May 2012

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Excavating a "toothed" baleen whale from Vancouver Island
The whales that we see in today's world can broadly be split into two groups: those...
May 2012

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Arctic Sea Ice: A New Low?
At a recent staff meeting a Smithsonian colleague mentioned that one of his...
September 2011

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Diving for Crabs in the Deep Sea
Last week, Smithsonian research zoologists Dr. Jerry Harasewych and Dr. Martha...
July 2011

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A Sub and a Sea Toad
Have you ever seen a creature so unusual? This fish (22 cm long) is called a...
July 2011

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Menopausal Moms: A Mammal Mystery
In honor of Mother's Day, the Citizens of the Sea blog salutes ocean-going mothers...
May 2011