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Building a productive ocean is complicated. The process is long (on the order of...

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The Making of a Marlin

Watch how a group of 9 staff members and 487 volunteers from Washed Ashore, a...

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Turning Nets Into Carpet

There are many plastic nets floating in the world's ocean. Some of them were lost...

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Bob the Drifter

This video, produced by Waterlust, shows how the Consortium for Advanced Research...

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Science in a Time of Crisis: Tracking the Currents

Part 5 of a 6-part series describing Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's efforts...

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Recycled Fishing Gear Converted into Energy

Instead of adding castaway fishing nets to already crowded landfills, Hawaii’s...

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How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

Solving environmental problems often starts with small groups of people working to...

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Robotic Ocean Explorer

This is the world’s first unmanned, underwater robot—or “glider”—to cross...

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Sand from Orient Point, Long Island, New York

There are different types of beaches and multiple factors that influence the...

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ROV Recovers Volcano Monitor

The remotely operated vehicle ROPOS recovers a volcano monitor from NOAA’s New...

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The Reefs of American Samoa: A Story of Hope

Sometimes called the rainforests of the sea, coral reefs are incredibly diverse and...

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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...