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Narwhals with their long unicorn-like tusks.
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Native Knowledge of the Narwhal

The narwhal is an elusive mammal. During the winter months they feed in the deep...
March 2020
Fossil mosasaur skull and partial skeleton sitting in what looks like the dirt it was excavated from.
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If You Build An Ocean, Sea Monsters Will Come

Building a productive ocean is complicated. The process is long (on the order of...
October 2018
A female napoleon wrasse swims by a reef
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An App Helps Scientists Combat Illegal Fish Trade

Relationships often begin with the locking of eyes. For Yvonne Sadovy, it was a...
September 2018
A screenshot from the video showing a large marlin sculpture made of ocean plastic.
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The Making of a Marlin

Watch how a group of 9 staff members and 487 volunteers from Washed Ashore, a...
Wed, 08/12/2015 - 09:44
A screenshot from the video showing collection of nets.
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Turning Nets Into Carpet

There are many plastic nets floating in the world's ocean. Some of them were lost...
Fri, 04/06/2018 - 09:45
A screenshot from the video showing a school of swimming fish.
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Bite Size: Bull Shark Predation of Tarpon

Follow a journey with satellite tags placed on bull sharks and tarpon. Both of...
Wed, 12/16/2015 - 09:38
A screenshot from the video showing illustration of a whale at the surface of water at night.
video

Life After Whale (On Whale Falls)

When a whale dies, the story has just begun. The massive carcass sinks to the...
Fri, 06/23/2017 - 09:13
A screenshot from the video showing a bioluminescent seastar.
video

The Weird, Wonderful World of Bioluminescence

“It’s a little appreciated fact that most of the animals in our ocean make...
Wed, 04/18/2018 - 09:37
the powerpoint and speaker of a lecture
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Drugs From the Deep with Shirley Pomponi

Dr. Shirley Pomponi talks about thirty years of experience diving and searching for...
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 13:34
derelict fishing nets
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Recycled Fishing Gear Converted into Energy

Instead of adding castaway fishing nets to already crowded landfills, Hawaii’s...
Wed, 06/11/2014 - 15:44
Fish swim in Cabo Pulmo Marine Reserve off the Baja California peninsula.
overview

How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

Solving environmental problems often starts with small groups of people working to...
April 2018
The Peninsula Valdes in Argentina was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The site is home to important breeding populations of the endangered southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), and southern sea
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Marine World Heritage Photo Gallery

Marine World Heritage is a prestigious list of 43 marine ecosystems and...
Tue, 11/09/2010 - 11:54

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