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The Antarctic minke whale is the only baleen whale found in the icy waters of the Antarctic.
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Antarctic Minke Whale

The elegant Antarctic minke whale feeds on krill (tiny crustaceans) during the...
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...
The bowhead whale has a massive, bow-shaped skull.
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Bowhead Whales

The bowhead whale has a massive, bow-shaped skull to break through thick Arctic...
Calanus hyperboerus is the preferred food for Bowhead whales.
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Arctic Copepod

This copepod Calanus hyperboreus (up to 7mm in length) lives...
Phoenix’s mother, Stumpy (number 1004), was killed in a collision with a ship near Virginia in February 2004. She was pregnant with her sixth known calf.
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When Ships Strike

Phoenix’s mother, Stumpy (#1004), was killed in a collision with a ship near...
A humpback whale breaching in Antarctic waters.
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Humpback Whale in Antarctic Waters

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) can be found in Antarctic waters during the...
A student uses a marker to decorate a reusable lunch bag with ocean creatures
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Design Your Own Bag

Marine debris damages habitat, entangles wildlife, helps transport invasive...

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