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a highly bleached coral reef
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Bleached

A highly bleached coral reef in the Pacific Ocean. ...
scuba divers swim over bleached stag corals
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White Corals in a Bleached Reef

Divers swimming over a bleached coral reef. ...
dead coral from disease
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Sickness in the Sea: A Coral Plague Hits Florida

Florida corals had a rough 2014. During that year higher than normal ocean...
August 2019
Screenshot from video showing a close-up image of a plankton.
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The Secret Life of Plankton

Imagine if a fish at the market could tell you where it came from; what would it...
Fri, 08/25/2017 - 10:13
A screenshot from the video showing illustration of a whale at the surface of water at night.
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Life After Whale (On Whale Falls)

When a whale dies, the story has just begun. The massive carcass sinks to the...
Fri, 06/23/2017 - 09:13
a man speaking at the podium
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World Oceans Day 2012 - Live Webcast

On World Oceans Day - June 8th, 2012 - the Living Oceans Foundation hosted a...
Thu, 05/24/2012 - 15:55
California sea lions swimming
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Sea Lion Sickness

Both humans and sea lions get sick from eating fish and shellfish that have been...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 10:36
Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.
overview

Corals and Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems. They teem with life,...
April 2018
A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
overview

Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...
April 2018
Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

Seagrasses are found in shallow salty and brackish waters in many parts of the...
April 2018
Close-up photograph of translucent coral polyps, showing the symbiotic algae living inside.
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Zooxanthellae and Coral Bleaching

Tiny plant-like organisms called zooxanthellae live in the tissues of many animals,...
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 12:14
A bluefin trevally swims in Hawaii’s Maro Coral Reef, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
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Two Views of Coral Reefs: Thriving and Threatened

Coral reefs are beautiful, vibrant ecosystems that house roughly one quarter of all...
Tue, 12/15/2009 - 11:19

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