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Mangrove roots help to build the peat underlying mangrove islands and protect against erosion.
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Mangroves Protect Against Erosion

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The Curasub departs for a deep sea dive, up to 1,000 feet off the island of Curaçao, where this sub is located.
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Curasub Sets Off

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Coral Head Near Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii
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Coral Head Near Pearl and Hermes Atoll

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A cross section of a ram's horn squid
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A Peculiar Squid

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a manta ray swims up revealing its underside
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Reef Manta Ray

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A white crab hides among coral polyps of the same color.
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White Xenia Crab from Indonesia

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a comparison of multiple species of jellyfish
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How Big do Jellyfish Get?

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Three distinct types of killer whale can be found in the Antarctic, each with a different habitat and diet preference.
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Orcas in the Antarctic

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The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Sentry was used in the Gulf of Mexico directly after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 to map oil plumes and to search for hard bottom on the sea floor.
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AUV Sentry

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Found 1,751 m (5,745 ft) below the surface of Hawaii’s waters in 2007, this orange bamboo coral is 1.2–1.5 m (4–5 ft) tall.
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New Genus of Bamboo Coral

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A small, transparent, shell-less sea snail in the open ocean.
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A Chorus of Sea Angels

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Seabirds on a rocky outcrop.
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A Gathering of Seabirds and Seals

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