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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 boat full of SCOPE drifters waits to release small, biodegradable buoys that will travel throughout the Gulf of Mexico and send GPS coordinates to researchers.
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SCOPE Buoys Help Track Oil

A boat full of SCOPE drifters waits to release small, biodegradable buoys that will...
This small drone helped scientists to follow a trail of pink dye tracking ocean movement below the surface of the water in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Following the Dye by Drone

This small drone helped scientists follow a trail of pink dye tracking water...
Drifters deployed into the Gulf of Mexico sent location information back to scientists through a GPS satellite. Some of the 5.7 million data points about the drifters locations are seen in this map of the Gulf.
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Tracking CARTHE Drifters

Drifters deployed into the Gulf of Mexico sent location information back to...
Harbor seal in a kelp forest near Cortes Bank, near San Diego California.
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Harbor Seal in a Kelp Forest

California is known for it’s lovely beaches, good food, and sloping hills. But...
The head of a turtle-headed sea snake.
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A Turtle or a Sea Snake?

Like other sea snakes, the turtle-headed sea snake (Emydocephalus annulatus) has...
An Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) crosses a seagrass bed.
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Cuttlefish in Seagrass Bed

Squids, octopuses and cuttlefish, such as this Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia...
A yellow remotely operated underwater vehicle, or ROV, at the surface of the water.
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An ROV Explores the Baltic Sea

The Hanse Explorer crew used a remotely operated underwater vehicle, or ROV,...
Scientist Kevin Raskoff processes samples of DNA
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Building a Database

Expedition data went to the Arctic Ocean Diversity database of...
The Papahanaumokuakea site in the United States was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2010. The site is a vast isolated cluster of small low-lying islands and atolls surrounded by ocean that provides safe habitat for endangered species like the green
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Papahanaumokuakea, United States

The Papahānaumokuākea site in the United States was inscribed on the...
A young Kemp's ridley sea turtle in recovery.
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Kemp’s ridley sea turtle recovers from oil

A young Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) recovers at the Audubon...

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