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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

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A still from the animated movie showing a skeleton holding a graph that charts rising rising carbon dioxide for a school of fish to see.
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Carbon Dioxide Up

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Scientist Kevin Raskoff documents organisms by building an aquarium.
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Photographing Captured Animals

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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

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The Sant Ocean Hall is the National Museum of Natural History's largest exhibit, providing visitors with a unique and breathtaking introduction to the majesty of the ocean
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The Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall

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Sunset over a fishing net.
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Success Stories in Ocean Conservation

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A booth at the Ocean Hall anniversary event.
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Ocean Hall Anniversary

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The next time you use any of the following words, think of William Dampier. They are just a few of the more than 1,000 words Dampier contributed to the English language: Avocado, Barbeque, Breadfruit, Cashew, Chopsticks, Posse, Tortilla.
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Dampier in the dictionary

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an ammonite fossil with a carved snake head
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Snakestones

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Caribbean reef sharks swim over a coral reef in the Bahamas.
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Caribbean Reef Shark

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A mosaic of photos from underwater live stream cameras.
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Get Your Ocean Fix From Home

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A wave curls near the shore.
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American Spaces

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