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Bright bubblegum coral sits on a brown, hard substrate.
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Optimism in the Deep Sea - Connecting Corals, Museums, and Ocean Managers

The deep-sea is a treasure trove of resources. Diverse ecosystems cozy up next to...
June 2020
a midwater jelly floats in the water
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Mysteries of the Mesopelagic

The open ocean - everything except the coast and bottom - is not the same at...
Thu, 09/06/2018 - 14:34
The Okeanos team comes upon an octocoral colony overgrown by zooanthid cnidarians, sea anemone-like animals, that gives it a beautiful red and orange coloring. 
video

A Battle With Octocoral for Food

Although not strictly speaking a predator, a sea-anemone-like animal called a...
Mon, 10/23/2017 - 16:29
Mah says of the spiny goniasterid sea stars, "They're very efficient and we've seen them devour the polyps inside primnoids kind of the way I just had my cookie." 
video

Sea Stars Feed on Octocorals

Spiny goniasterid sea stars methodically feed on the soft tissues of octocorals as...
Mon, 10/23/2017 - 16:29
The Okeanos crew comes across the tiny jellyfish (Aegina citrea) that devours the tissue of octocoral feeding polyps. 
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Jellies Prey on Octocoral

Tiny jellyfish (Aegina citrea) settle on the feeding polyps present on the...
Mon, 10/23/2017 - 16:29
Down below where the sunlight cannot penetrate, the ocean is a dark, cold and alien landscape. Can life really exist in such an extreme environment? NOAA Ocean Today Every Full Moon takes a look at the bizarre and remarkable creatures that persist in the d
video

Creep into the Deep

Down below where the sunlight cannot penetrate, the ocean is a dark, cold and alien...
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 09:44
A congregation of Horseshoe Crabs.
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The Amazing Horseshoe Crab

There’s a lot more to a horseshoe crab than meets the eye. They are not even...
Fri, 05/12/2017 - 12:43
Screenshot of Christmas Island Red Crab Hatching
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Video of Christmas Crab Migration

The Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) makes an impressive annual...
Wed, 12/14/2016 - 13:45
An image of an ancient Egyptian sailboat painting.
video

What is Marine Archaeology?

What exactly is marine archaeology? It is the study of past human...
Tue, 12/13/2016 - 16:26
A screenshot from video showing a sea turtle on the sand.
video

Sea Turtles Return to the Sea

Sea turtles face many obstacles throughout their lives—net entanglement, light...
Fri, 06/16/2017 - 09:01
as sea turtle at the surface
video

Exploring Ocean Life with an Underwater Vehicle

Studies along the Northwest Atlantic Ocean shelf break- the transition from...
Fri, 12/16/2011 - 15:46
a pink coral
video

Corals in the Juan de Fuca Canyon and the Davidson Seamount

Discover some amazing corals in this footage that shows and identifies a range of...
Fri, 07/22/2011 - 11:13

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