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Jaw of the goblin shark
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The Goblin Shark

The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is one of the creepier fish out there! It...
Blue-spotted stingrays use the help of cleaner fish to stay clean and healthy.
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Blue-spotted Stingray

The blue-spotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) doesn’t like to be covered in sand...
A thresher shark uses its unusual tail fin for swimming and hunting.
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The Thrashing Thresher Shark

A thresher shark’s long tail fin helps not only its swimming ability, but also...
Map of Oceana's 2011 expedition to the Baltic Sea
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Map of Oceana's 2011 Baltic Expedition

In 2011, Oceana researchers spent two months surveying life and conditions in the...
A map of of the Caribbean, featuring the island of Curaçao.
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Curaçao

Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean is the site of the...
This computer screen image shows views of each sonar beam and the path being mapped by the ship.
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Multibeam Sonar Screen

Views of each sonar beam appear on the left side of this computer screen image...
Professor Scott Glenn at Smithsonian with Historic Underwater Glider
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Scarlet Knight Showcased at Smithsonian

The first underwater robotic vehicle—or “glider”—to cross an ocean is the...
Rutgers oceanographers and robotic glider
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The Scarlet Knight and Rutgers Oceanographers

Rutgers oceanographers Josh Kohut (left) and Scott Glenn aboard the Investigador...
Students and Robotic Glider
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Students and the Scarlet Knight

Students from Baiona, Spain surround the Scarlet Knight in front of the television...
Illustration of Robotic Glider Evading Fishing Nets
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Robotic Glider Evades Fishing Nets

This illustration shows how Scarlet Knight, the first unmanned, underwater robot or...
The robotic glider Scarlet Knight
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Robotic Glider and Barnacles

Scientists met the robotic glider Scarlet Knight about halfway along its journey of...
Great White Shark at sea surface – marvels of evolution.
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Great White Shark at Surface

Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are marvels of evolution, with...

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