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A female napoleon wrasse swims by a reef
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An App Helps Scientists Combat Illegal Fish Trade

Relationships often begin with the locking of eyes. For Yvonne Sadovy, it was a...
September 2018
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Who Moved the Beach?

Coastal erosion is a natural process that sweeps large sections of land out to sea....
Tue, 07/10/2018 - 13:22
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An infographic explaining carbon sequestration
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Blue Carbon Infographic

When plants in the ocean die the carbon they use to build their tissues gets stored...
marsh grass by the coast
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Invasive Grass

In China, a marsh grass called Spartina alterniflora was introduced in...
Screenshot of Christmas Island Red Crab Hatching
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Video of Christmas Crab Migration

The Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) makes an impressive annual...
Wed, 12/14/2016 - 13:45
A screenshot from the video showing illustration of penguins on ice.
video

Penguins: Popularity, Peril and Poop

Penguins are odd birds. For one, they cannot fly (but they are amazing swimmers),...
Fri, 08/11/2017 - 09:34
A screenshot from the video showing equipment on a research vessel.
video

Wavechasers and the Samoan Passage

Watch as a team of wave chasers heads to Somoa where they search for an undersea...
Wed, 12/02/2015 - 09:46
A screenshot from the video of seagrass in Chesapeake Bay.
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Seagrasses and Light in the Chesapeake Bay

Seagrasses growing on the seafloor of the Chesapeake Bay rely on light to...
Fri, 01/12/2018 - 09:35
Screenshot from video "Connecting Coral Reefs" showing illustrations of an underwater coral community.
video

Connecting Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are some of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet that are home...
Wed, 11/15/2017 - 09:37
A screenshot from the video "Ideas for Change" showing white ocean illustrations.
video

Ideas for Change

"We too are sea creatures," entreats ocean explorer Sylvia Earle in this beautiful...
Fri, 06/07/2013 - 09:12
as sea turtle at the surface
video

Exploring Ocean Life with an Underwater Vehicle

Studies along the Northwest Atlantic Ocean shelf break- the transition from...
Fri, 12/16/2011 - 15:46

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