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The Peninsula Valdes in Argentina was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The site is home to important breeding populations of the endangered southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), and southern sea
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Marine World Heritage Photo Gallery

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Screenshot from video "Connecting Coral Reefs" showing illustrations of an underwater coral community.
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Connecting Coral Reefs

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Convict surgeonfish are the roaming sheep of the reef but, instead of noshing on grass, they feed on algae.
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Helpful Herbivores

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A whale shark swims with a diver off the coast of East Africa.
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The Big Five of the Ocean: Exploring the Waters of East Africa

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The coastline of American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary
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The Reefs of American Samoa: A Story of Hope

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This queen parrotfish scrapes algae from Caribbean reefs with its parrot-like beak.
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From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs

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Fish swimming in waters of Bay Islands, Honduras
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Improving Grades for the Mesoamerican Reef

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Tres peces grises nadan frente a una gran cabeza de coral.
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Cabo Pulmo – esperanza para los arrecifes de coral

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Three gray fish swim in front of a large coral head.
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Cabo Pulmo – Giving Optimism to Coral Reefs

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Nuclear bomb in Bikini Atoll
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Naturally Resilient

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A variety of organisms make their home on this tropical coral reef in Indonesia.
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Coral Reefs Need You

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Two coral trout swim on a reef in Fiji.
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Having Your Fish and Eating Them Too

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