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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
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...
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...
A raindrop falls into a surface oil slick treated with chemical dispersant.
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After the Oil Spill: Research Projects in the Gulf of Mexico with GoMRI

The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) was formed as a 10-year independent...
Fri, 01/23/2015 - 13:11
One-meter-tall plastic drifters are released into the Gulf of Mexico in 2012. Over 300 of these drifters were released and their location information was sent to researchers every five minutes through GPS satellite.
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Deploying GLAD Drifters

Researchers launch one-meter-tall plastic drifters into the Gulf of Mexico in 2012....
Woods Hole researchers sample oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico
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Woods Hole Scientists Respond to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Woods Hole scientists operate an ROV to sample the oil spewing from the ruptured...
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