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measuring a fish
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Really Small Fry: Shifting Baselines in Marine Fish Stocks

A public service announcement uses a dramatic example to emphasize that ocean fish...
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 12:06
A squat lobster and blackbelly rosefish find shelter on a Lophelia pertusa coral reef off the southeastern United States.
overview

Deep-sea Corals

It may be the last place you’d expect to find corals—up to 6,000 m (20,000 ft)...
April 2018
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
This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.
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The Census of Marine Life

Did you know that over 17,000 species thrive in the deep sea where no light...
April 2018
A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Bioluminescence

You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies...
April 2018
Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

Seagrasses are found in shallow salty and brackish waters in many parts of the...
April 2018
A screenshot from video showing illustrations of ancient coral reefs.
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Coral Reefs Changing Over Time

How do we know what coral reefs looked like hundreds of years ago? Often times, we...
Fri, 08/30/2013 - 06:55
Screenshot from video "Connecting Coral Reefs" showing illustrations of an underwater coral community.
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Connecting Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are some of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet that are home...
Wed, 11/15/2017 - 09:37
a pink coral
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Corals in the Juan de Fuca Canyon and the Davidson Seamount

Discover some amazing corals in this footage that shows and identifies a range of...
Fri, 07/22/2011 - 11:13
Screen shot from lecture on World Ocean Day.
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The Last Wild Places In the Ocean Webcast

The ocean is not as natural as it once was. Where there used to be large predators...
Thu, 05/12/2011 - 16:36
a medicine bottle with an image of the ocean
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Medicines from the Sea

You may not think of the ocean as a pharmacy but scientists are developing exciting...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 11:08
diver in a coral reef
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Marine Protected Areas

Marine Protected Areas (or MPAs) ensure that a wide range of marine ecosystems are...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 10:57

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