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![A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/PMEL_Feely_dissolving-shells_main_1.jpg.webp?itok=X5Vs7NSf)
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Ocean Acidification
Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”......![Color illustration of an ancient bivalve.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/06-09-R-01-G-04-Elevator-Rudist-full_1.jpg.webp?itok=XPaHp4ev)
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Rudist Reefs
About 100 million years ago, during the heyday of the dinosaurs, reefs were built......![The loco (Concholepas concholepas, often called the Chilean abalone, although it isn’t actually an abalone) is found along the entire coast of Chile.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/loco-chile-turfs.jpg.webp?itok=vurlFe6f)
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The Loco of Chile
The loco (Concholepas concholepas, often called the Chilean abalone, although it......![A Pholas dactylus clam illustration.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/BioClamPS.jpg.webp?itok=m1KIfVt9)
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The Borer of Holes
These clams (Pholas dactylus) are dazzling to see. From their encased homes,......![an oyster reef at low tide](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/3570936860_eabe2ab219_b.jpg.webp?itok=phcbMirn)
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Oysters as a Keystone Species in the Chesapeake Bay
There was once a massive reef in the Chesapeake Bay. Oysters grew on top of one......
August 2023
![Two clams, a mussel, an oyster, on a bed of algae](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/4shellfish.jpeg.webp?itok=HiEYaWj4)
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Shellfish for Dinner: More than just Clams and Oysters
Shellfish are favorite summertime staples when it comes to a meal. Shucked raw,......
August 2023
![Tawny Nurse Sharks Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage](/themes/custom/a_clean_ocean/images/FinPrintCarousel2.jpg)
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Oyster Disease
Along the East Coast of the United States, two diseases can cause significant......![an oyster shell on a beach](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/pacific-oyster-57652_1920.jpg.webp?itok=VWHmZMiH)
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Oyster Shell
Oysters filter about 50 gallons of water a day. ......![an oyster shell on a beach](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/pacific-oyster-57652_1920.jpg.webp?itok=5Fdwy_xz)
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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition
Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can...
December 2018
![Amanda Feuerstein with a nesting olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea). Feuerstein is a co-author of a study that surveyed algae, crustaceans, mollusks, and other epibionts that live on the turtles in the Pacific Ocean.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/turtle-with-amanda_fixed.jpg.webp?itok=RFCRVXva)
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Searching for Life -- Epibionts -- On Sea Turtles
Amanda Feuerstein with a nesting olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea). Feuerstein......![A reddish-orange nudibranch. A reddish-orange nudibranch.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/5887255127_bf3e8b4f18_b.jpg.webp?itok=JQKxm79r)
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