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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can filter...
December 2018
A screenshot from the video showing a large marlin sculpture made of ocean plastic.
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The Making of a Marlin

Watch how a group of 9 staff members and 487 volunteers from Washed Ashore, a...
Wed, 08/12/2015 - 09:44
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Turning Nets Into Carpet

There are many plastic nets floating in the world's ocean. Some of them were lost...
Fri, 04/06/2018 - 09:45
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World Oceans Day 2012 - Live Webcast

On World Oceans Day - June 8th, 2012 - the Living Oceans Foundation hosted a...
Thu, 05/24/2012 - 15:55
derelict fishing nets
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Recycled Fishing Gear Converted into Energy

Instead of adding castaway fishing nets to already crowded landfills, Hawaii’s...
Wed, 06/11/2014 - 15:44
an oil tanker sinking
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Oil in the Ocean

In summer 2009, in the heart of New Orleans, a 600-foot tanker collided with a...
Fri, 06/11/2010 - 17:30
Fish swim in Cabo Pulmo Marine Reserve off the Baja California peninsula.
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How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

Solving environmental problems often starts with small groups of people working to...
April 2018
Lost nets become entangled on a coral reef in the NW Hawaiian Islands, doing damage for decades. Wave action on the net breaks pieces of coral off until the net breaks, when it is free to catch on new reefs and do more damage.
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Lost Nets Hurt Coral Reefs

The impacts of derelict fishing gear on the Northwest Hawaiian Islands coral reef...
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Who Has the Data?

Students learn what types of data scientists collect to monitor coral reefs, and...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:39
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Although in reality an ichthyosaur and plesiosaur would have likely never battled, this widely shared lithograph by artist, geologist and paleontologist Henry De la Beche even inspired author Jules Verne to pen a similar scene in his book, Journey to the C
Article

Unearthing History: Mary Anning's Hunt for Prehistoric Ocean Giants

You may not have realized it, but you’ve been acquainted with Mary Anning since...
March 2016
The coastline of American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary
Article

The Reefs of American Samoa: A Story of Hope

Sometimes called the rainforests of the sea, coral reefs are incredibly diverse and...
September 2014

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