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The Missing Microbial Link in the Ocean Food Web

This work was supported by the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative of...
July 2019
Screenshot from video showing illustrations of diverse and abundant marine microbes.
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The Microbial Loop

Invisible to the naked eye, molecular pieces of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates,...
Mon, 07/08/2019 - 14:17
Screenshot from video showing a close-up image of a plankton.
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The Secret Life of Plankton

Imagine if a fish at the market could tell you where it came from; what would it...
Fri, 08/25/2017 - 10:13
A screenshot from the video showing illustration of a whale at the surface of water at night.
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Life After Whale (On Whale Falls)

When a whale dies, the story has just begun. The massive carcass sinks to the...
Fri, 06/23/2017 - 09:13
California sea lions swimming
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Sea Lion Sickness

Both humans and sea lions get sick from eating fish and shellfish that have been...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 10:36
a fish swimming in blue water
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Visit the Line Islands with Reef Ecologist Dr. Stuart Sandin

A number of questions have inspired marine ecologist Stuart Sandin to...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:55
Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.
overview

Jellyfish and Comb Jellies

Jellyfish and comb jellies are gelatinous animals that drift through the ocean's...
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
Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

Seagrasses are found in shallow salty and brackish waters in many parts of the...
April 2018
A photo of Oceana's ice class research vessel, the Hanse Explorer, on the Baltic Sea.
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Biodiversity in the Baltic Sea

In the spring of 2011, a research crew from Oceana spent two months in the...
Wed, 10/12/2011 - 16:56
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
Emperor penguins are the largest of the penguin species and can grow to be 100 pounds.
Photo

Emperor Penguins on the Ice

Standing at twice the height of the Adélie penguins, emperor penguins are the...

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