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A graph showing the population decline of vaquitas from 1997 to 2019. In 1997, there were 567 vaquitas. In 2012, there were 200. By 2014 there were fewer than 100, and by 2019 there was an estimated 6 to 9 vaquitas left.
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A Population in Decline

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This young Gonatus squid is still translucent, making it tricky for predators to spot it.
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Deep Sea Squid

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Sea star in a tide pool
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Tide Pools and Adaptations

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The Smithsonian's Dr. Carole Baldwin uses a wall diagram that shows genetic lineages among Starksia blennies (a type of reef fish) to explain how the seven new species differ from previously known species.
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Wall Chart of New Fish Species

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Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch will recommend which fish are "Best Choices" for sustainability, which are "Good Alternatives," and which ones you should "Avoid."
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Choosing Sustainable Seafood

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Snapping shrimp queen with eggs.
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Snapping Shrimp Queen with Eggs

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A composite photograph of three of the crustaceans found living on olive ridley and green turtles in the Pacific.
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Crustacean Epibionts

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The canoe traveled more than 4,828 kilometers (3,000 miles) to reach Washington, D.C.
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Raven Spirit’s Journey

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A photo of an oyster cage, out of the water, covered in sea squirts.
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Sea Squirts Fouling an Oyster Cage

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A squat lobster and blackbelly rosefish find shelter on a Lophelia pertusa coral reef off the southeastern United States.
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Coral Reef Lobster and Fish

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An orange and white octopus sits on the bottom of the ocean.
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White-striped Octopus

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Syllid fireworms can be found mainly on the seafloor, but they switch to a planktonic form to reproduce, where the females use bioluminescent signals.
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Syllid Fireworms

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