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The ultra-black Pacific blackdragon forms a circular shape with its body.
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Scientists Find First Ultra-Black Color in Deep-Sea Fishes

While out collecting invertebrates for research, Karen Osborn, a research zoologist...
July 2020
Aegina, a type of jellyfish, swims through the water.
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A Look at Life in the Deep Sea

These are just some of the animals that live in the deep ocean or in the midwater,...
Mon, 07/06/2020 - 11:38
Bright bubblegum coral sits on a brown, hard substrate.
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Optimism in the Deep Sea - Connecting Corals, Museums, and Ocean Managers

The deep-sea is a treasure trove of resources. Diverse ecosystems cozy up next to...
June 2020
A woman with short curly hair holds a bunch of sea lilies
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Ena and the Sea Lilies

Ena Douglass holds a bunch of sea lilies. ...
a squid
Article

Meet the Only Squid that Willfully Lops off its Arms

Lopping off one’s arm sounds like a harrowing experience, but for one deep-sea...
August 2019
Two silver fish with big eyes facing one another
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Fishes of the Deep

An oceanic ray-finned fish called the hatchetfish. These hatchetfish were...
a orange colored crustacean with big antennae
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Copepods of the Deep

A beautiful orange colored copepod from the deep sea in the Gulf of Mexico. ...
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Marine Environments

A series of lesson plans that help students understand the properties of the deep...
Tue, 12/15/2020 - 14:49
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Light at the End of the Deep, Dark Ocean

Students will experience the impact of bioluminescence on finding food and finding...
Wed, 12/09/2020 - 15:33
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Hydrothermal Vent Food Web

Students will make a food web diagram of the hydrothermal vent community and show...
Wed, 12/09/2020 - 15:26
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Benthic Octopus Coloring Sheet

A coloring book sheet of a benthic octopus. ...
Wed, 12/09/2020 - 14:43
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Anglerfish Coloring Sheet

A coloring sheet of a deep sea anglerfish. ...
Wed, 12/09/2020 - 14:31
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