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Woods Hole researchers sample oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico
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Scientists From Woods Hole Respond to Gulf Oil Spill

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A brittle star clings to the branches of a deep sea coral
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A Brittle Star May Be a Coral’s Best Friend

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a ship from above
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Spying a Front

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A tiny piece of plastic photographed by a scanning electron micrograph.
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A Microbial Reef

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Much of the plastic comes from litter on land, which washes down storm drains and eventually makes it to the ocean. Some bits are from fishing nets and lines discarded by fishing boats.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 7

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Oil leaks from cars and other vehicles contribute to ocean pollution.
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Oil Leak on Roadway

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Bay Drift: Tracking Ocean Pollution

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Oil, Oil Everywhere

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Prince William's Oily Mess - A Tale of Recovery

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Algae has overtaken this coral reef off heavily populated Kiritimati, or Christmas Island.
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Unhealthy Coral Reef, Kiritimi, Line Islands

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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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Three Killer whales (Orca) swim along side researchers.
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Researchers Studying Killer Whales

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