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A photo of plastic trash floating in the water, taken from below the surface.
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Witness to a Plastic Invasion

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The currents of the North Pacific gyre collect trash—mostly bits of microscopic plastic—into what are known as "garbage patches."
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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A raindrop falls into a surface oil slick treated with chemical dispersant.
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After the Oil Spill: Research Projects in the Gulf of Mexico with GoMRI

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A green mahi-mahi fish underwater
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Fish Heart Out of Water

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Pile of Plastic Trash
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Plastic Trash Plagues the Ocean

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A photo of plastic trash floating in the water, taken from below the surface.
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Marine Debris

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A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.
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Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

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An abandoned fishing net carrying 17 dead sea turtles was discovered off the coast of Bahia, Brazil days after a storm.
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Turtles Caught in Abandoned Net

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An environmental chemist collects samples of oil in the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon spill. The resulting chemical “fingerprint” of the oil will help determine the origin of other samples.
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Oil Samples in the Gulf

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Three gray fish swim in front of a large coral head.
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How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

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Illustration of Robotic Glider Evading Fishing Nets
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Robotic Ocean Explorer

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A wildlife biologist surveys oiled algae
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Five Things The Gulf Oil Spill Has Taught Us About the Ocean

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