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A screenshot from the video of colorful corals.
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Slow Life: Time-Lapse on the Coral Reef

How does a coral spend its day? Most of us would say: not doing much. To the human...
Thu, 02/15/2018 - 10:59
sea turtles in a cage
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Marine Forensics

Forensics is a key tool for enforcing the laws and treaties that protect marine...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 12:32
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
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

The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean...
Mon, 06/10/2013 - 11:37
A female manatee and her calf are captured on film foraging in seagrass off the coast of Brazil.
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Female Manatee Foraging with a Calf on Her Back

"Wild manatees in Belize are not used to humans. Living miles offshore in...
Gentoo penguin mother with her chick in Antarctica.
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Gentoo Penguin Mother and Chick

A gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) mother stands with her chick in Antarctica....
A harp seal pup rests on the ice at sunset in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada.
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Harp Seal Pup at Sunset

A harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) pup rests on the ice at sunset in the Gulf of St....
A Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) poses in the waters off Acadia National Park in Maine. 
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Grey Seal Strikes a Pose

A Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) poses in the waters off Acadia National Park in...
Brian Skerry in a room with all his photography equipment cases.
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Brian Skerry's Photography Gear

Brian Skerry warily stares down his photography equipment on board the vessel...
Brian Skerry prepares to dive in icy waters.
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Getting Under the Ice with Brian Skerry

Underwater photographer, Brian Skerry, prepares for an icy dive off the coast of...
Photographer Brian Skerry walks knee deep in a mangrove in the Bahamas.
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On the Hunt for a Perfect Photo in the Mangroves

Photographer Brian Skerry hikes through a mangrove in Bimini (The Bahamas) to scout...
A wrought iron butterflyfish being cleaned by a small wrasse in the waters of Japan's Ogasawara Islands.
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Butterflyfish and Wrasse

A wrought iron butterflyfish, Chaetodon daedalma, being cleaned by a small wrasse...

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