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A pair of sea butterflies float in the Arctic ocean.
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A Pair of Sea Butterflies

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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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Bright colors seem to jump off of this comb jelly, or ctenophore.
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Floating Antarctic Comb Jelly

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

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

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Three juvenile Adélie penguins
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Juvenile Adélie Penguins

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A team of scientists explore the Arctic ocean.
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The Hidden Ocean

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Expedition to the Poles

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Oikopleura gorskyi is a rare deep-water species of larvacean
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Deep-Water Larvacean

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a map of the Arctic sea ice in august
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Sea Ice Extent

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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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Despite the cold and dark environment, soft-bodied animals like anemones abound under the ice in the Antarctic.
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Anemone in Cold Antarctic Water

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