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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
Dr. Candy Feller, Senior Scientist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center underscores the challenges facing mangroves, along with reasons for hope. 
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Living on the Edge: Mangroves

Mangroves are the biological buffers between land and sea. Without them,...
Wed, 09/28/2016 - 12:06
A screenshot from the video showing a volunteer talking about mangrove restoration.
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Miami Connects Art and Mangrove Restoration

In coastal towns and cities, vast areas now inhabited by super markets, houses,...
Thu, 01/08/2015 - 08:34
Screenshot of "Investigating Nutrient Pollution's Impact on Mangroves" showing a boat heading into the mangroves.
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Investigating Nutrient Pollution's Impact on Mangroves

At Carrie Bow Cay in Belize, Dr. Candy Feller explains her research on the effect...
Thu, 03/08/2018 - 09:43
Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.
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The Arctic and The Antarctic

Travel to the ends of the earth—literally—and discover the polar ocean basins....
April 2018
Sunset over a fishing net.
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Success Stories in Ocean Conservation

It is easy to feel hopeless when reading the news coverage of ocean conservation....
Thu, 06/12/2014 - 11:09
The Antarctic minke whale is the only baleen whale found in the icy waters of the Antarctic.
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Antarctic Minke Whale

The elegant Antarctic minke whale feeds on krill (tiny crustaceans) during the...
Atmospheric carbon is captured by coastal mangroves, seagrasses and salt marshes at a rate five times faster than tropical forests.
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Blue Carbon

What is blue carbon? It's a term used to describe the carbon that is captured from...
Humpback Whale, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gloucester, MA, USA
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Humpback Whale, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, USA

“This humpback uses its lower jaw to strain fish off the water’s surface as sea...
map of the 13 marine protected areas in the United States, that comprise the National Marine Sanctuary system
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Marine Sanctuary Map

The United States has a network of protected areas in the waters off our coasts....
This is North Atlantic right whale #3333 who was spotted with fishing gear trailing from his mouth during an aerial survey off the coast of Georgia on January 29, 2008.
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Whale Entanglement

This is North Atlantic right whale #3333 who was spotted with fishing gear trailing...
This whale is entangled in fishing gear. The inset shows how special fishing lines allow whales to escape such accidental entrapments.
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Fishing Gear Solutions

This whale is entangled in fishing gear. Entangled whales often need human help to...

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