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“This shark was cruising low along the reef known as Alcyone. Her left eye was glancing up toward other hammerheads when I took this shot from below.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Alan Studley.

Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D300; Tokin
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Ocean Views from Nature's Best Photos

The winners of the 2010 Nature's Best Photography Ocean Views Contest are a...
Thu, 12/23/2010 - 12:40
An underwater photo of a school of jacks and a scuba diver
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Ocean Views Award Winners, 2011

Thanks to a passionate group of fearless ocean photographers, you can stare-down a...
Tue, 06/21/2011 - 15:19
X-ray image of a winghead shark
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X-Rays of Fish Reveal Diversity

Scientists in the Division of Fishes at the Smithsonian's National Museum of...
Thu, 12/17/2009 - 18:00
Harbor seal in a kelp forest near Cortes Bank, near San Diego California.
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Underwater Photography Contest from University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School

Every year the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric...
Wed, 08/14/2013 - 11:27
Mangrove roots provide an underwater habitat for many marine species.
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Mangroves: Photos of Plants and Animals

Mangrove is the name for a tree—and also for a complex ecosystem—that bridges...
Mon, 09/29/2014 - 11:48
A shortfin mako glides through the waters off the coast of California.
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Shortfin Mako Shark

The shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) is found offshore in tropical and warm...
Three bar jacks and a female tiger shark swim through the ocean off the coast of the Bahamas.
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Tiger Shark

Three bar jacks and a female tiger shark, nearly 4-meters long, swim off the coast...
A male great hammerhead shark swims just below the surface of the water in the Bahamas at sunset.
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Hammerhead Shark at Sunset

A male great hammerhead shark swims in the Bahamas at sunset. Scientists...
A lemon shark pup swims through its shallow mangrove nursery off the coast of Bimini Island in the Bahamas.
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Young Lemon Shark Swims Through Mangroves

A lemon shark pup swims through a shallow mangrove forest off the coast of...
A blue shark, with a copepod attached to its dorsal fin, coasts through waters near New England.
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Blue Shark

Named for the radiant blue color on its back and sides, the blue shark (Prionace...
An oceanic whitetip shark swims near a biologist in the Bahamas.
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark

An oceanic whitetip shark swims near a biologist in the Bahamas in this image...
Auster and colleagues direct a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dive on the New England Seamounts.
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Scientists Conduct an ROV Dive

Peter Auster and colleagues direct a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) dive on the...

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