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Henry the Fish is made completely out of colorful plastic that washed up on Oregon beaches.
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Washed Ashore: From Beach Trash to Ocean Art

From a distance, Henry the Fish looks like a typical quirky and colorful sculpture...
Wed, 07/17/2013 - 17:20
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 shortfin mako glides through the waters off the coast of California.
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Shortfin Mako Shark

The shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) is found offshore in tropical and warm...
Three bar jacks and a female tiger shark swim through the ocean off the coast of the Bahamas.
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Tiger Shark

Three bar jacks and a female tiger shark, nearly 4-meters long, swim off the coast...
A male great hammerhead shark swims just below the surface of the water in the Bahamas at sunset.
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Hammerhead Shark at Sunset

A male great hammerhead shark swims in the Bahamas at sunset. Scientists...
A lemon shark pup swims through its shallow mangrove nursery off the coast of Bimini Island in the Bahamas.
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Young Lemon Shark Swims Through Mangroves

A lemon shark pup swims through a shallow mangrove forest off the coast of...
An oceanic whitetip shark swims near a biologist in the Bahamas.
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark

An oceanic whitetip shark swims near a biologist in the Bahamas in this image...
A tiny yellow goby living inside an abandoned can on the seafloor; Suruga Bay, Japan
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Image Gallery: The Perfect Underwater Photo

For nearly 35 years, National Geographic photojournalist Brian Skerry has been...
Mon, 12/19/2011 - 16:13
An oceanic whitetip shark swims near a biologist in the Bahamas.
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Image Gallery: Swimming with Sharks

For nearly 30 years, National Geographic photojournalist Brian Skerry has been...
Thu, 09/29/2011 - 14:03
Jeweler Palovi Baezar with her first set of lionfish earrings, which she made in the summer of 2013.

When Life Gives You Lionfish…

It was the summer of 2013, and Phil Karp was staring at a dead lionfish. Earlier,...
July 2017
Sound artist Halsey Burgund performs his composition Ocean Voices.
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Sound Artist Halsey Burgund

Halsey Burgund (right) performing Ocean Voices before a live audience at the Museum...
The dwarf lantern shark sits in a human hand.
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Dwarf Lantern Shark

The smallest shark, a dwarf lantern shark (Etmopterus perryi) is smaller than...

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