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A variety of corals cling to Manning Seamount, just off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

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Seamounts, A Deep-Sea Habitat

December 2009

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Intense volcanic CO2 vents in Ili Ili Bua Bua, Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea.

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Will Coral Reefs Survive Acidification?

August 2012

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Sarah Gotheil, from IUCN Global Marine Programme, snapped this photo in the course of her research into fragile species and ecosystems.

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Protecting Fragile Species

January 2010

Coral scientist Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor observed corals like these on her first submarine dive to a deep-sea coral bed off the coast of Hawaii.

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Deep-sea Corals

December 2012

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