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“This shark was cruising low along the reef known as Alcyone. Her left eye was glancing up toward other hammerheads when I took this shot from below.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Alan Studley.

Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D300; Tokin
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Ocean Views from Nature's Best Photos

The winners of the 2010 Nature's Best Photography Ocean Views Contest are a...
Thu, 12/23/2010 - 12:40
Students of the Alaska SeaLife Center delegation.
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Teens Take Action on the Ocean & Climate

What can students do to help the ocean? It turns out, a lot! These students from...
Tue, 02/08/2011 - 16:37
A researcher leans off of a boat to tag a great white shark.
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Collaborator Research

Recent Antarctic expeditions, underwater volcano monitoring, studies of...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 10:02
An underwater photo of a school of jacks and a scuba diver
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Ocean Views Award Winners, 2011

Thanks to a passionate group of fearless ocean photographers, you can stare-down a...
Tue, 06/21/2011 - 15:19
Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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A Squalodontid Success

On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:47
A bluefin trevally swims in Hawaii’s Maro Coral Reef, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
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Two Views of Coral Reefs: Thriving and Threatened

Coral reefs are beautiful, vibrant ecosystems that house roughly one quarter of all...
Tue, 12/15/2009 - 11:19
The People's Reef--Part of the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef
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The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef

The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef, created by Margaret and Christine Wertheim of...
Thu, 10/14/2010 - 17:10
Harbor seal in a kelp forest near Cortes Bank, near San Diego California.
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Underwater Photography Contest from University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School

Every year the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric...
Wed, 08/14/2013 - 11:27
Sunset over a fishing net.
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Success Stories in Ocean Conservation

It is easy to feel hopeless when reading the news coverage of ocean conservation....
Thu, 06/12/2014 - 11:09
“In 2010, I became the first photographic artist to ever photograph lava from inside the surf. I waited five years for the conditions to be perfect for this type of shot. First, the lava had to cross the beach where most of the coast is a rugged cliff. T
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Ocean Views 2012 Contest Winners

From Nature's Best Photography Explore the winning photos from the 2012 Nature's...
Tue, 02/12/2013 - 10:10
Mangrove roots provide an underwater habitat for many marine species.
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Mangroves: Photos of Plants and Animals

Mangrove is the name for a tree—and also for a complex ecosystem—that bridges...
Mon, 09/29/2014 - 11:48
Photographer Brian Skerry walks knee deep in a mangrove in the Bahamas.
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Life in the Field as an Underwater Photographer

Brian Skerry, an award winning photographer for National Geographic, explores the...
Tue, 05/29/2012 - 13:19

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