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Laurie takes a break collecting invasive species to snap a "selfie" while under the hull of a cargo ship.
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Laurie Underwater Selfie

Laurie takes a break collecting invasive species to snap a "selfie" while under the...
The MV Hanse Explorer
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Aboard the MV Hanse Explorer

Scientists aboard the MV Hanse Explorer have to fit a lot of scientific equipment...
Christian McDonald, the Scientific Diving Safety Officer at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, tows a surface float at Millennium Atoll in the South Pacific.
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Diver With Shark

Christian McDonald, the Scientific Diving Safety Officer at the Scripps Institution...
The long toothy rostrum or “saw," which gives the smalltooth sawfish its common name, is clearly seen in this X-ray image.
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X-Ray Image of a Smalltooth Sawfish

The long toothy rostrum or “saw” gives sawfish their common name. They use the...
A vaquita swims at the the water's surface.
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The Vanishing Vaquita

The small vaquita (Phocoena sinus), a type of porpoise, usually only reaches...
A close-up image of Johnson's seagrass growing in sand.
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Johnson's Seagrass

Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) is the lone ocean plant species...
The staghorn coral is listed as Threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. It is one of 22 coral species listed.
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Staghorn Coral

Staghorn (seen here) and elkhorn corals are listed as Threatened under the U.S....
Only 2,000 individuals of the endangered short-tailed albatross remain after the species was hunted for its feathers in the 1940s.
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Short-tailed Albatross

In the 1940s the short-tailed albatross population plummeted from tens of millions...
White abalone
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White Abalone In Danger

White abalones are slow-moving, algae-eating mollusks. Rapid overharvesting since...
Goliath grouper during the annual spawning event in Jupiter, FL.
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Goliath Grouper

The Goliath grouper, (Epinephelus itajara), is found in shallow tropical waters and...
Once common in the West Indies, the Black Capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata), which breeds in high Caribbean mountains, is now on the endangered species list.
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Black-Capped Petrel

Once common in the West Indies, the Black Capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata),...
There are many techniques used to sample the benthic zone.
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Benthic Diving Techniques

Diving to survey, sample, and manage marine life takes a great deal of skill and...

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