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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Oceans of Energy

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The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while crossing “La Grande Mer du Sud”—the Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific Ocean Currents

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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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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 robotic glider Scarlet Knight
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Robotic Glider and Barnacles

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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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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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Illustration of Robotic Glider Evading Fishing Nets
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Robotic Ocean Explorer

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

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A scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica.
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Do Sharks Smell in Stereo?

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Rip currents are dangerous and fast moving.
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Rip Current

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