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These wormlike animals make spiral tracks on the sea floor.
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Deep-Sea Worms

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Millions of sharks are caught each year for their dorsal fins, which are prized for shark fin soup. Top predators like sharks are important to maintaining biodiversity, and their removal can have ripple effects through an ecosystem.
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Finned Sharks in South Africa

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Compare the healthy coral on the left with the bleached coral on the right.
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Bleached Corals, Pacific Ocean

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A whale size comparison chart
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What is the Largest Whale? A Cetacea Size Comparison Chart.

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Sea walls must be maintained consistently and will need to be built higher and higher as sea level rises. This type of man-made barrier also has implications for the natural coastline.
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French Sea Wall

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Blue Dragon nudibranchs are very common to the southeast coast of Australia and have a few color variations. Juveniles are white with blue rhinophores, and adults vary from dark purple to lavender to golden brown.
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Serpent Pteraeolidia

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An adult and juvenile killer whale frolic in the water.
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Killer Whales Swimming

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A map that shows the current gray whale range with blue shading.
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Map of Gray Whale Range

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The Moses sole blends in with the bottom of the seafloor and releases a natural shark repellant when threatened.
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Moses Sole

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a crab next to a coral den
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Crabs Make Coral Castles

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A three dimensional radar of Hurricane Patricia
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Three Dimensional Rain

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A purple, white and black spotted cleaner shrimp sits on an anemone.
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The Spotted Cleaner Shrimp

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