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A screenshot from video showing a sea turtle on the sand.
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Sea Turtles Return to the Sea

Sea turtles face many obstacles throughout their lives—net entanglement, light...
Fri, 06/16/2017 - 09:01
Screenshot from video "Connecting Coral Reefs" showing illustrations of an underwater coral community.
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Connecting Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are some of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet that are home...
Wed, 11/15/2017 - 09:37
Screenshot of opening slide for lecture "Efforts to Protect the Critically Endangered Monk Seal."
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Efforts to Protect the Critically Endangered Monk Seal

Monk seals -- the only completely tropical species of seal in the world -- are in...
Tue, 06/14/2011 - 14:53
sea turtles in a cage
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Marine Forensics

Forensics is a key tool for enforcing the laws and treaties that protect marine...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 12:32
a red lionfish
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Lionfish on the Loose

The majestic and highly predatory red lionfish (Pterois volitans), native to the...
Mon, 09/14/2015 - 09:06
A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Bioluminescence

You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies...
April 2018
Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains the...
Thu, 10/28/2010 - 19:01
Colorful fishes throng a reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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Bizarre and Beautiful Coral Reef Animals

From parrotfish that cover themselves in a blanket of their own mucus to tiny pygmy...
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 14:05
A bluefin trevally swims in Hawaii’s Maro Coral Reef, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
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Two Views of Coral Reefs: Thriving and Threatened

Coral reefs are beautiful, vibrant ecosystems that house roughly one quarter of all...
Tue, 12/15/2009 - 11:19
Small red hyperiid.
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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans related to sand fleas and distantly...
Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:47
Forams are tiny single-celled organisms.
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Foraminifera

Microscopic, single-celled organisms called foraminifera have a fossil record that...
Thu, 03/25/2010 - 16:23
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