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Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) is a slow-growing and long-lived seagrass native to the Mediterranean.
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Bugs and Slugs: The Hidden Secret to Healthy Seagrasses

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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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Ocean Trash Plaguing Our Sea

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The colorful parrotfish sculpture is made entirely of ocean plastic trash.
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Turning Ocean Trash to Treasure

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Jellyfish produce mucus, especially when stressed, which can interact with oil and break it down. This moon jellyfish is sloughing off mucus that has mixed with droplets of oil.
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How Jellyfish Break Down Oil After a Spill

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A screenshot from the video showing collection of nets.
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Turning Nets Into Carpet

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A screenshot from video showing a sea turtle on the sand.
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Sea Turtles Return to the Sea

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Modeling the Gulf of Mexico

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a bright yellow and orange colored reef with fish swimming
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The Ocean’s Hidden Language: How Sound Shapes the Sea

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This rainbow sheen on the sea surface is what it looks like when the oil bubbles make it to the sea surface.
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Oily Sheen On Sea Surface

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The plastic includes big pieces, such as bottle caps and cigarette lighters, as well as plastic confetti, indiscernible to the human eye.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 6

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Illustration of an offshore oil rig.
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What Are Fossil Fuels?

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Tiny jellies in a petri dish.
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Fishing for Plastic: Science in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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