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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Plot Your Course

Charting your course on the high seas is a skill required of all...
Tue, 07/10/2018 - 10:42
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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...
A congregation of Horseshoe Crabs.
video

The Amazing Horseshoe Crab

There’s a lot more to a horseshoe crab than meets the eye. They are not even...
Fri, 05/12/2017 - 12:43
A screenshot from the video of seagrass in Chesapeake Bay.
video

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
A screenshot from video of a lobster.
video

A Rainbow of Colorful Lobsters

Most lobsters are a mottled brown color, but sometimes you can see a strange orange...
Wed, 09/02/2015 - 09:41
the powerpoint and speaker of a lecture
video

Drugs From the Deep with Shirley Pomponi

Dr. Shirley Pomponi talks about thirty years of experience diving and searching for...
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 13:34
the loop current in the Gulf of Mexico
video

Science in a Time of Crisis: Tracking the Currents

Part 5 of a 6-part series describing Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's efforts...
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 15:44
animation of scan of ocean floor
video

Science in a Time of Crisis: Searching for the Plume

Part 4 of a 6-part series describing Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's efforts...
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 15:28
a tidal marsh under an overcast sky
video

Science in a Time of Crisis: Oil Spill Pioneers

Part 1 of a 6-part series describing WHOI's efforts to understand the scope and...
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 13:54
Dr. Rabalais speaking at a podium
video

Dr. Nancy Rabalais: Troubled Waters in the Gulf of Mexico

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill brought the world’s attention to the Gulf of...
Thu, 04/07/2011 - 16:31

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