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Bright bubblegum coral sits on a brown, hard substrate.
Article

Optimism in the Deep Sea - Connecting Corals, Museums, and Ocean Managers

The deep-sea is a treasure trove of resources. Diverse ecosystems cozy up next to...
June 2020
an oyster shell on a beach
Article

How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can filter...
December 2018
a midwater jelly floats in the water
video

Mysteries of the Mesopelagic

The open ocean - everything except the coast and bottom - is not the same at...
Thu, 09/06/2018 - 14:34
Thumbnail of a submersible's deep sea dive video feed.
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Deep Sea Dive

NOAA Ocean Today Every Full Moon takes you on a dive to the depths of the...
Fri, 12/08/2017 - 11:48
The Okeanos team comes upon an octocoral colony overgrown by zooanthid cnidarians, sea anemone-like animals, that gives it a beautiful red and orange coloring. 
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A Battle With Octocoral for Food

Although not strictly speaking a predator, a sea-anemone-like animal called a...
Mon, 10/23/2017 - 16:29
Mah says of the spiny goniasterid sea stars, "They're very efficient and we've seen them devour the polyps inside primnoids kind of the way I just had my cookie." 
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Sea Stars Feed on Octocorals

Spiny goniasterid sea stars methodically feed on the soft tissues of octocorals as...
Mon, 10/23/2017 - 16:29
The Okeanos crew comes across the tiny jellyfish (Aegina citrea) that devours the tissue of octocoral feeding polyps. 
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Jellies Prey on Octocoral

Tiny jellyfish (Aegina citrea) settle on the feeding polyps present on the...
Mon, 10/23/2017 - 16:29
Down below where the sunlight cannot penetrate, the ocean is a dark, cold and alien landscape. Can life really exist in such an extreme environment? NOAA Ocean Today Every Full Moon takes a look at the bizarre and remarkable creatures that persist in the d
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Creep into the Deep

Down below where the sunlight cannot penetrate, the ocean is a dark, cold and alien...
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 09:44
Very colorful array of jellyfish.
video

Jellyfish predate dinosaurs. How have they survived so long?

Gelatinous drifters that move in a mesmerizing way, jellyfish are beautiful...
Tue, 09/05/2017 - 09:34
A congregation of Horseshoe Crabs.
video

The Amazing Horseshoe Crab

There’s a lot more to a horseshoe crab than meets the eye. They are not even...
Fri, 05/12/2017 - 12:43
A screenshot from the video "Discover Deep-sea Corals in Maine" with deep-sea corals.
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Discover Deep-sea Corals in Maine

Scientists with NOAA Fisheries discovered deep-sea coral gardens in relatively...
Fri, 08/25/2017 - 10:26
A screenshot from the video with oyster farmers in water.
video

Farming Oysters Despite Acidic Seas

Bill Taylor, Paul Taylor, Diani Taylor and Brittany Taylor have more in common than...
Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:59

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