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An illustration of two narwals, one with two tusks
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Two Tusked Narwhal

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Scientist Kevin Raskoff documents organisms by building an aquarium.
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Photographing Captured Animals

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Walruses use sea ice as platforms on which to nurse their young and launch their dives.
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Walrus Rests on Ice

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Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.
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The Sant Ocean Hall: Life at the Poles Exhibit

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scientists are being lowered onto the ice from the ship
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Ice Divers Prepare to Plunge

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two scientists raise an ice core
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Taking an Ice Sample

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Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.
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What is the Sea Ice Minimum? (And Why Do We Care)

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A team of scientists explore the Arctic ocean.
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Under Arctic Ice

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A narwhal breaches the surface, its tusk pointed to the sky
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Tusks of Mystery

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The bowhead whale has a massive, bow-shaped skull.
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Bowhead Whales

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Benthic Communities of the Arctic Ocean

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Many Antarctic creatures, like the dinner-plate-sized sea spiders, have evolved to a gigantic size to cope with the extreme environment.
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Cold-Water Sea Spider

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