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Benthic Octopus Coloring Sheet

A coloring book sheet of a benthic octopus. ...
Wed, 12/09/2020 - 14:43
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Anglerfish Coloring Sheet

A coloring sheet of a deep sea anglerfish. ...
Wed, 12/09/2020 - 14:31
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Algae growing on underwater rock
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Heroes of Herbivory

Coral restoration, often in the form of growing corals in a lab or in field-based...
June 2020
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Meet the Only Squid that Willfully Lops off its Arms

Lopping off one’s arm sounds like a harrowing experience, but for one deep-sea...
August 2019
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Bite Size: Bull Shark Predation of Tarpon

Follow a journey with satellite tags placed on bull sharks and tarpon. Both of...
Wed, 12/16/2015 - 09:38
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Science in a Time of Crisis: Assessing the Impacts

Part 6 of a 6-part series describing WHOI's efforts to understand the scope and...
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 16:01
the oil on the surface
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The Gulf Oil Spill: Effects on Marine Life

The Deepwater Horizon disaster has imperiled the ecosystem along the U.S. Gulf...
Wed, 06/09/2010 - 15:48
a fish swimming in blue water
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Visit the Line Islands with Reef Ecologist Dr. Stuart Sandin

A number of questions have inspired marine ecologist Stuart Sandin to...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:55
a squid in blue water
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Quest for the Giant Squid

Watch a Discovery video on Smithsonian squid expert Clyde Roper’s search for...
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 16:17
A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.
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Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

On the deep seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico, ecosystems made up of fish, corals, sea...
Tue, 01/06/2015 - 13:37
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
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Sea Toad

This fish belongs to a group of anglerfishes known as lophiiformes. This species,...

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