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A New Ocean Zone Described with the Help of a Submersible

Beneath vibrant coral reefs, but above the lightless depths of the sea, lies the...

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Exploring Ocean Life with an Underwater Vehicle

Studies along the Northwest Atlantic Ocean shelf break- the transition from...

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Technology and Sea Turtles

Sea turtles may have survived the planetary changes that killed the dinosaurs, but...

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Tagging a Leatherback Sea Turtle

Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are listed as critically endangered...

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TOPP cartoon of Omoo

Omoo, a Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), carries a satellite tag that...

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Coral Reef Watch Satellite

A Coral Reef Watch satellite monitors the temperature of the world’s oceans. When...

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The Evolution of a Reef Aquarium

In the late 1970s, Walter Adey, a paleobiologist and coral reef researcher at the...

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Keeping Exploration Alive With Manned Submersibles

The Ocean Portal was lucky enough to join the Deep Reef Observation Project team in...

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Tagging and Tracking Animals Underwater

How do we know where ocean animals swim day and night? Scientists are getting...

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Diving for Crabs in the Deep Sea

Last week, Smithsonian research zoologists Dr. Jerry Harasewych and Dr. Martha...

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A Sub and a Sea Toad

Have you ever seen a creature so unusual?  This fish (22 cm long) is called a...

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Summer in a Sub: DROP Down to Discovery

You never know where following your passions can take you. I came to the...