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Colorful corals are disappearing in the Great Barrier Reef.
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The Great Barrier Reef – Going, Going, Gone???

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Traditional fishing techniques now involve monofilament nets, with snorkelers diving down to ensure the bigger fish don't get away.
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Field Notes from the East African Coast

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Compare the healthy coral on the left with the bleached coral on the right.
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Bleached Corals, Pacific Ocean

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Traditional fishing techniques now involve monofilament nets, with snorkelers diving down to ensure the bigger fish don't get away.
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Fishing with a Net

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The Brazilian Atlantic Islands site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2001. The rich waters of the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Rocas Atoll are extremely important for the breeding and feeding of tuna, shark, turtle, and marine mammals. Th
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Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves

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Using dynamite to stun or kill bigger fish to sell at market leaves behind many dead undesired fish as bycatch.
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Fishing with Dynamite

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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

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Orange roughy and various marine species, bycatch, on the deck of a research trawler
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Orange Roughy and Bycatch

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A map of NOAA's 13 marine protected areas
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40 Years of National Marine Sanctuaries

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A newly hatched leatherback turtle moves in the sand.
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Habitat for Leatherback Turtles

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The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred on March 24, 1989 when an oil tanker grounded on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. It spilled almost 11 million gallons of crude oil, which reached 1,300 miles of coastline. The spill's remote location, accessib
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

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A dredge from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can be seen removing a sandbar off of Virginia Beach, VA.
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Diving into the Sandstorm

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