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A variety of plankton images from the Gulf Stream
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STREAMCODE – Planktonic Diversity of the Gulf Stream

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the oil on the surface
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The Gulf Oil Spill: Effects on Marine Life

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EPA divers from Atlanta place this instrument in Charleston Harbor in order to monitor currents and better predict sand movement for a harbor deepening project.
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Measuring Underwater Currents

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One of ten robots that examined an area of 800 cubic kilometers in northern Monterey Bay, over the course of 24 days, in 2006.
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Teams of Robots Can Help Us Build 3D Maps of the Ocean

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the loop current in the Gulf of Mexico
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Science in a Time of Crisis: Tracking the Currents

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Rip currents are dangerous and fast moving.
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Rip Current

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Teaching Physical Science Through Oceanography

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The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada has the highest tidal range. The tides range from 3.5m (11ft) to 16m (53ft) and cause erosion to the landscape, creating massive cliffs.
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Bay of Fundy

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Hurricane Wind Pattern in Gulf of Mexico
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NOAA's Real Time Weather Mapping

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Oceans of Energy

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Loop Current of the Gulf of Mexico

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The currents of the North Pacific gyre collect trash—mostly bits of microscopic plastic—into what are known as "garbage patches."
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Ocean Trash Plaguing Our Sea

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