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An artist sketches the preserved bones of a specimen in the Smithsonian's collection.
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Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists

Rachel Caauwe was one of a dozen artists who spent a recent Saturday sketching...
Students from the Dauphin Island Sea Lab delegation plant smooth cord grass in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Their project is addressing the impacts of rising sea levels on critical coastal habitats through both marsh restoration in the Mobile Bay area and educatio
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Dauphin Island Sea Lab Delegation

What can students do to help the ocean? It turns out, a lot! These students from...
Hawaii students studying the ocean and climate teach kids.
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Waikiki Aquarium Delegation

What can students do to help the ocean? It turns out, a lot! These students from...
Students pose in front of an aquarium tank with fish.
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South Carolina Delegation

What can students do to help the ocean? It turns out, a lot! These South Carolina...
Students studying climate change create an electric car.
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Aquarium of the Pacific Delegation

What can students do to help the ocean? It turns out, a lot! These students from...
Students of the Alaska SeaLife Center delegation.
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Alaska SeaLife Center Delegation

What can students do to help the ocean? It turns out, a lot! These students from...
Benthic scientists are interested in organisms on the seafloor.
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The ‘Mud People'

Benthic scientists are interested in the creatures that live on and in the seafloor...
Male copepods are distinctly different from female copepods.
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Male Copepod

In many species of copepods, males are rare and short-lived. This male of...
Oikopleura gorskyi is a rare deep-water species of larvacean
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Deep-Water Larvacean

Found in Arctic waters, this rare deep-water species of larvacean, Oikopleura...
A deep-water larvacean (aka “sea tadpole”) inside its home.
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Deep-Water Larvacean, or “Sea-Tadpole”

In the icy waters of the Arctic, a deep-water larvacean (aka “sea tadpole”...
Scientists use this box corer to study marine life.
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Launching a Box Corer

To learn more about the creatures living on the Arctic seafloor, scientists use a...
Scientists use a multinet to collect zooplankton.
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Launching a Multinet

Scientists use a multinet to collect Arctic zooplankton samples from...

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