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On Moorea, an island in French Polynesia, researchers are striving to complete a biocode—a DNA catalog of every life form big enough to pick up with tweezers.
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Scientists Catalog Life on the Island of Moorea

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This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.
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The Census of Marine Life

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Mangrove roots provide an underwater habitat for many marine species.
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Mangroves: Photos of Plants and Animals

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This shrimp is colored to fit in - probably why they are common members of the seaweed community.
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A World Adrift: Life in the Sargassum Slideshow

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A researcher leans off of a boat to tag a great white shark.
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Collaborator Research

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two mangrove trees in the crashing waves
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Mangroves

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The Peninsula Valdes in Argentina was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The site is home to important breeding populations of the endangered southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), and southern sea
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Marine World Heritage Photo Gallery

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Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

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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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Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.
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Fighting Plastic From Every Angle

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Welcome to the mangrove forest, where the daily rhythm of the tides sets the pace. These coastal wetlands create a sanctuary for an extraordinary range of creatures, three-fourths of all tropical fish are born here and countless reptiles and birds cal
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Inside the Mangrove Forest

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The Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO), directed by the Smithsonian’s Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network (TMON), is the first long-term, worldwide research program to focus on understanding coastal marine life and its role in maintaining re
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MarineGEO: A Global Research Network

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