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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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corals of many colors in the deep sea
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Deep Gulf Restoration After a Monumental Oil Spill

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A coral has just spawned. Each of the hundreds of polyps releases a small pink bundle of sperm and eggs.
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A Tale of Sex and Stress in the Ocean

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A "reef hotel" made of PVS layers on the seafloor.
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Worth the Investment: Ocean Real Estate Reveals Hidden Diversity

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Tree corals like this Calyptrophora bayer can grow several meters high and resemble brightly colored trees.
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Red Tree Coral

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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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Red coral necklaces in a display window. Harvesting deep-sea coral to produce jewelry like this threatens these ecosystems.
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Coral for Sale

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Colorful fishes throng a reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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Bizarre and Beautiful Coral Reef Animals

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A Pontoh pygmy seahorse
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10 Things You Never Knew About Seahorses

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Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.
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Corals and Coral Reefs

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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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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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