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Carrie Bow Cay field station sits in the blue and turquoise waters of Belize.
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Tracking volcanic rock to the shores of Belize

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The shell of a sea slug
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A Microscopic Identity Crisis

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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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Illustration of Robotic Glider Evading Fishing Nets
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Robotic Ocean Explorer

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An algal bloom, also known as a red tide, has converted the ocean's surf to a red color
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Scientists Work to Predict and Prevent Algae Blooms

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A map that shows wind and current patterns of Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.
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A Possible Pathway for the Pumice

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Illustration of eddy fields in the Atlantic Ocean
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Robot Explores Ocean Eddies

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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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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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the gulf stream depicted by temperature
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Line W: A 10-Year Portrait of Our Planet

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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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Drifters deployed into the Gulf of Mexico sent location information back to scientists through a GPS satellite. Some of the 5.7 million data points about the drifters locations are seen in this map of the Gulf.
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Tracking CARTHE Drifters

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A student helps deploy one of his school's adopted drifters for NOAA's Adopt a Drifter Program.
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NOAA's Adopt a Drifter Program

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