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A view of the island of Moorea.

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The Moorea Biocode Project

Scientists on the tiny island of Moorea, in the Pacific, are gathering one of every...

Wed, 11/11/2009 - 16:48

This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.

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The Census of Marine Life

Did you know that over 17,000 species thrive in the deep sea where no light...

April 2018

A photo of Oceana's ice class research vessel, the Hanse Explorer, on the Baltic Sea.

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Biodiversity in the Baltic Sea

In the spring of 2011, a research crew from Oceana spent two months in the...

Wed, 10/12/2011 - 16:56

Dr. Clyde Roper lies next to a giant squid specimen.

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Giant Squid and Squid Expert

Dr. Clyde Roper, Smithsonian zoologist and squid expert, tries to measure up to a...

A diver on the reef near Moorea collects samples.

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Research Diver in Moorea

Dr. Claude Payri, a researcher working on the Moorea Biocode Project, collects...

Hermit crabs, like this one collected in Moorea, usually protect their soft, vulnerable abdomens from predators by reusing empty snail shells. This specimen shows the crab without its customary borrowed shelter.

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Hermit Crab Without a Shell

Hermit crabs, like this one collected in Moorea, usually protect their soft,...

Colorful crustaceans from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.

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Colorful Caribbean Crustaceans

Discovering new species is an exciting quest, right? Well, some parts are—but...

The Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure was developed to help scientists study coral reef diversity and have now been adopted broadly to study diversity around the world.

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Reef Monitoring Structure

Researchers use Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) like this one to study...

Scientist Kevin Raskoff processes samples of DNA

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Building a Database

Expedition data went to the Arctic Ocean Diversity database of...