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A group of students pick up trash along the coast of Guyana during the Ocean Conservancy's 2012 Coastal Cleanup.
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Picking Up Trash Along the Coast

A group of students pick up trash along the coast of Guyana during the Ocean...
Tiny sponge spicules.
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Sparkling Sponge Spicules

These sparkling sponge spicules are microscopic needle-like structures that many...
A pearly razorfish
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Pearly Razorfish

The pearly razorfish’s name may be slightly misleading since it is neither as...
Giant clams are one of the many wonders of coral reefs. They can grow up to five feet wide, weigh over 400 pounds, and live for 100 years!
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Restocking Giant Clams

Giant clams are one of the many wonders of coral reefs. They can grow up to five...
The mandarinfish lives in western Pacific tropical coral reef ecosystems and lacks the scales that are typically seen on bony fish.
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Mandarinfish Duo

These beautiful mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) are covered in bright blue,...
It's a pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), found in Indonesia's biodiverse Coral Triangle and one of the smallest seahorse species in the world! They can change colors like a chameleon to blend into their environment. This helps to protect them from p
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Can You Spot the Seahorse?

It's a pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), found in Indonesia's biodiverse...
In some reefs, small fishes such as this broad-barred goby protect corals by eating invading seaweeds.
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Coral Goby Cleans Coral

One of the first signs of a sick coral reef is seaweed creeping across...
A four-foot long fish sculpture has fins and tail made with recycled rakes.
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The Rakefish Project

This four-foot long fish sculpture was created by art students at A.W. Cox...
Head shot of Dr. Nancy Rabalais of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium.
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Lecture: "Troubled Waters in the Gulf of Mexico"

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill brought the world's attention to the Gulf of...
Trash Sculpture on the Beach in Bonaire
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Marine Debris: Trash Travels, But You Can Help Stop It

Marine debris--or trash that has washed or been dumped into our ocean and coastal...
a display case of red coral jewelry containing necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and rings
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Avoid Coral Jewelry

When you are shopping for gifts and jewelry, steer clear of gifts that use real...
A sunset over Boston Harbor.
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Sunset over Boston Harbor

A sunset over Boston Harbor. Called the "harbor of shame" in the 1980s due to raw...

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