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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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What Drives Ocean Currents?

 Students will gain an understanding of how water density and salinity affect ocean...
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shallow pans carved out of the sea coast create many pools with a seascape in the background
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The Salt Pans

 The Mediterranean is super salty due to intense evaporation. Here, locals in...
boats sit in the mud at low tide underneath a sunset
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Low Tide

 As the tide recedes moored boats are left to sit in the muddy sand. ...
arrows represent water movement
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The Ekman Spiral

 As wind blows over the surface layer of water, friction between the two pulls the...
a map of North America with the swirling tides
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Visualizing Currents

 Currents on the ocean surface are driven by wind, temperature, gravity, and the...
Twin-spot snappers are curious top predators on Pacific coral reefs, eating a variety of fishes, shrimps, crabs, and snails among others, and are usually around 2.5 feet long.
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Curious Bohar

 The twin-spot snapper (Lutjanus bohar) is one of the more curious predators in the...
Jaw of the goblin shark
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The Goblin Shark

 The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is one of the creepier fish out there! It...