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A Honduran small-scale fisherman on a boat setting out to fish.
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Clever Measures Track Fishing Pressures

Imagine taking a few measurements from a freshly caught fish and from that small...
August 2018
the front of an ice breaker
video

Sea Ice in its Ever-Changing Forms

For two months, Cassandra Brooks, a marine scientist with Stanford University,...
Thu, 05/09/2013 - 09:39
a cold water dive
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Cold Water Diving with WHOI

"Cold-Water Diving: Going to Extremes for Research" is a video produced by Woods...
Fri, 07/15/2011 - 17:00
a large iceberg
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National Ice Center Monitors the Arctic and Antarctic

The National Ice Center’s work is focused on ensuring safe and efficient...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 13:57
This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.
overview

The Census of Marine Life

Did you know that over 17,000 species thrive in the deep sea where no light...
April 2018
Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.
overview

The Arctic and The Antarctic

Travel to the ends of the earth—literally—and discover the polar ocean basins....
April 2018
The Ross Sea is a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean off the coast of Antarctica.
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A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea

The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean...
Mon, 06/10/2013 - 11:37
A view of McMurdo Station with a frozen Ross Sea in the background.
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McMurdo Station

McMurdo Station is the hub of the U.S. Antarctic Program. Since 1955, scientists...
Nutrient influxes can cause phytoplankton blooms in the Antarctic.
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Phytoplankton Bloom in the Antarctic

Seasons in the Ross Sea are marked by ice freezing and melting, and these processes...
Bright colors seem to jump off of this comb jelly, or ctenophore.
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Floating Antarctic Comb Jelly

Bright colors seem to jump off of this comb jelly, or ctenophore. The rainbow...
Fish have certain adaptations, like blood with built-in antifreeze, to survive in the Antarctic.
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Fish Adapt to Icy Water

This shadowy fish, Trematomus bernacchii, is well adapted to the ice-cold...
An isopod stands on top of a glass sponge, extending its legs to find zooplankton.
Photo

Isopod in a Glass Home

An isopod stands on top of a glass sponge, extending its legs to find zooplankton....

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