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A stormy sea lashes the village of Shismaref, Alaska, where the coastline has eroded 30–90 m (100–300 ft) in the past 30 years.
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Shismaref, Alaska

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A round sea potato with hair-like spikes laying flat against its body.
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Sea Potato

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Farther north, in Fort Pierce, Florida, researchers at the Smithsonian Marine Station focus on mangroves and other marine ecosystems of Florida.
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Smithsonian Marine Station

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Map of South America highlighting Juan Fernandez Island off of the west coast, near Chile
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Map of Juan Fernandez Island

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A privateer was a seaman with a license from his country's government to attack enemy ships. The government usually got a share of the profits.
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Privateer definition

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Two bright orange anemonefish poke their heads between anemone tentacles.
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Clownfish in their Host Anemone

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Photograph of many tiny transparent larval squid surrounding the head of a dissecting pin.
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Squid Babies

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This piece of pocillopora, or cauliflower coral, would normally have a rigid outer skeleton, but researchers dissolved it to expose the coral’s tissue and take a sample for DNA analysis.
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Cauliflower Coral - Pocillopora

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A photo of plastic trash floating in the water, taken from below the surface.
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Marine Debris

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an illustration of pufferfish species and their relatives
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Pufferfishes and Their Relatives

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a large storm wave crashes over a lighthouse at the end of a pier
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Storm Waves Strike

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A pearly razorfish
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Pearly Razorfish

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