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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

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

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a large iceberg
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National Ice Center Monitors the Arctic and Antarctic

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a ship in an icy landscape
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Arctic Exploration

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A screenshot from video of a lobster.
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A Rainbow of Colorful Lobsters

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In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.
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Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

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Globotruncana falsostuarti -- a foram that lived about 75 million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period.
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Globotruncana falsostuarti

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Polar bears are threatened by a lack of sea ice.
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Climate Change at the Poles

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Deep Lights

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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This Old Tubeworm

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Sea lion with data collector on back.
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Sea lion with data collector on back

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