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This photograph was snapped as Phoenix swam in the Gulf of Maine in July 2008.

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Phoenix near Maine

January 2010

Overfishing and sedimentation have heavily impacted this reef off the coast of Guam.

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Coral Reef in Distress

January 2010

A scuba diver explores elkhorn corals growing on a tropical reef.

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Exploring a Reef

January 2010

Spotfin lionfish in Caribbean waters

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Spotfin Lionfish

November 2016

In 1874, Reverend Moses Harvey of Newfoundland bought a dead giant squid caught by fishermen.

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Rev. Harvey Buys a Giant Squid

January 2010

Flower-like clusters of pink polyps make up this coral colony.

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Coral Colony

January 2010

Dr. Candy Feller is framed by the roots of a mangrove tree on Panama’s Pacific coast.

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Dr. Candy Feller with Mangrove Roots

January 2010

Anne Chamberlain and Marc Frischer stride through a mangrove pond at Twin Cays, Belize.

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Knee Deep in Mangrove Mud

January 2010

These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.

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Description of Smithsonian Field Stations

January 2010

This halimeda crab’s disguise did not fool researchers in Moorea where it was collected.

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Halimeda Crab

January 2010

Since 1987, researchers have been tracking Phoenix.

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Meet Phoenix—One of about 450 remaining North Atlantic Right Whales

January 2010

Mangroves on the edge of the water.

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Mangroves at the Sea’s Edge

January 2010