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Dr. Mahmood Shivji uses DNA techniques to identify shark fins confiscated from fishermen
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FORENSIC FINS: Using DNA to Prosecute Shark Poachers

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The "Lower Invertebrates" exhibit in Smithsonian Institution Building in 1901 included models of a giant squid and an octopus.
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More Than a Century of Smithsonian Marine Science

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an ammonite fossil with a carved snake head
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Snakestones

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Students from Veracruz, Mexico, are working with the Veracruz Aquarium and their local community to learn about the perception of climate change among the youth population in Veracruz.
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Veracruz Aquarium Delegation

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Dr. Kathy Crane and colleagues stand on solid sea ice in the Canadian Arctic.
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Kathy Crane with colleagues on ice

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A drawing of Phoenix from the North Atlantic Right Whale Catalog documents her callosity pattern and other identifying marks.
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Who’s That Whale?

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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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Carole Baldwin holding a preserved fish in a jar.
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Podcast: Dr. Carole Baldwin on Building the Sant Ocean Hall

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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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Building the Sant Ocean Hall: Interviews with the Exhibit Team

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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

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The currents of the North Pacific gyre collect trash—mostly bits of microscopic plastic—into what are known as "garbage patches."
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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An oil drilling platform in oil-free water two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Oil Drilling Platform in the Gulf of Mexico

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