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Scientists on a ship toss drifters overboard
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Drifters Overboard

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scientists in life jackets await the retrieval of a big net off the back of ship
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Working the Back Deck

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a ripple of rust colored oil in the ocean
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Deepwater Oil

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A jet drops dispersant onto the Gulf oil slick.
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Dispersant Drop

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A wildlife biologist surveys oiled algae
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Oil Slick in the Gulf

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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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oysters underwater
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An Oyster Reef

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A brittle star sits in the middle of a deep sea octocoral that is damaged from a nearby oil spill
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Oil spill damaged octocoral

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A Fish Graveyard
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Fish Graveyard

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boats sweeping up the oil slick
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Sweeping up the Oil Slick

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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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A large, black instrument is hauled onto a ship's deck by researchers wearing hard hats and life vests.
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What the Big Picture Can Teach Us About Tiny Ocean Creatures

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