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A red snapper hunts for prey on Kingman’s Reef, a healthy reef in the Line Islands.
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Kingman’s Reef, Line Islands

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Image of a rapa whelk, a large marine snail retreated into its shell
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Rapa Whelk

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Remotely operated vehicles, ROVs, aid in deep-sea ocean exploration
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Diving Deeper

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Two scientists peer out into the ocean from inside the Curasub, a 5-person submersible
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Inside the Submarine

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Artist Shih Chieh Huang's creations are often composed of lights, computer parts, and plastic refuse.
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Artist Shih Chieh Huang

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Notice the pink tentacles, which “recliners” used to filter feed.
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Recliner Rudists

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Globotruncana falsostuarti -- a foram that lived about 75 million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period.
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Globotruncana falsostuarti

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The right whale Phoenix, and her calf, swimming off the coast of Florida.
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Phoenix and Her Calf Sighted in February 2012

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Large container ships at port, discharging ballast water in the Port of Oakland
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Ballast Water in the Port of Oakland

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An image of collections storage at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
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Smithsonian Fish Collections

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Scientist Martha Nizinski holds a squat lobster (Eumunida picta) collected at the Lophelia reefs off Cape Lookout, North Carolina.    
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Squat Lobster from Reefs of North Carolina

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A deep-water larvacean (aka “sea tadpole”) inside its home.
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Deep-Water Larvacean, or “Sea-Tadpole”

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