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A bright red sea anemone clings to rocks underwater.
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Red Anemone Clings

A still from The Changing Sea, part of the 19th Annual Environmental Film Festival...
The New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1998. The islands are particularly notable for the abundance and diversity of nesting pelagic seabirds and penguins (including macaroni penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus,
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New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands, New Zealand

The New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands site was inscribed on the World Heritage List...
The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while crossing “La Grande Mer du Sud”—the Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific Ocean Currents

The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while...
Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species. That means it is the reference point for what all members of the species should look like.
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Hedbergella sliteri

Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species....
A giant squid attacks a boat in a painting.
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Giant Squid Myth

A giant squid attacks a boat - something that has not been known to happen in real...
Brian Skerry sits on a 20 foot high underwater tripod to photograph the Aquarius Habitat off Florida.
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Photographing the Underwater Aquarius Habitat

Trying to get a good angle for a photo while underwater can be tough when you are...
Giant Pacific Manta Ray, Roca Partida Sea Mount, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico
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Giant Pacific Manta Ray, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico

“Manta rays sometimes approach divers; an up-close encounter with such a huge,...
A diver swims amidst a school of fish.
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About Ocean Portal

A scientific diver collects data on an underwater slate.
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Research Diver Collecting Data

A scientific diver collects data on an underwater slate. Over the past several...
Sound artist Halsey Burgund performs his composition Ocean Voices.
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Sound Artist Halsey Burgund

Halsey Burgund (right) performing Ocean Voices before a live audience at the Museum...
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