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An oil drilling platform in oil-free water two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Gulf Oil Spill

The Gulf oil spill is recognized as the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Within...
April 2018
Sarah Gotheil, from IUCN Global Marine Programme, snapped this photo in the course of her research into fragile species and ecosystems.
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Protecting Fragile Species

Sarah Gotheil, from IUCN Global Marine Programme, snapped this photo in the course...
Orange roughy and various marine species, bycatch, on the deck of a research trawler
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Orange Roughy and Bycatch

Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) is a deep ocean fish that grows and matures...

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