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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Benthic Octopus Coloring Sheet

A coloring book sheet of a benthic octopus. ...
Wed, 12/09/2020 - 14:43
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A screenshot from the video showing a translucent jellyfish in deepwater.
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Blackwater Drifting

Some of the most otherworldly animals—like those straight from a science fiction...
Thu, 09/19/2013 - 08:06
Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
overview

Giant Squid

Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by...
April 2018
A small, transparent, shell-less sea snail in the open ocean.
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A Chorus of Sea Angels

This is a tree topper unlike any other! Reminiscent of a freshly made snow angel,...
a diver in blue water
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Blue Water Diving with WHOI

"Inside the Open Ocean: Blue Water Diving" produced by Woods Hole Oceanographic...
Fri, 07/15/2011 - 16:51
Two of the worlds largest jellyfish, the lions mane jellyfish, float together.
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Extreme Jellyfish

The lion’s mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) is the largest among the jelly...
False killer whales form close bonds which can result in them getting stranded in large groups.
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The Killer Whale Imposter

The false killer whale (pdf) (Pseudorca crassidens) is a large dolphin that,...
A red and orange tomopterid with a black background.
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Tomopterid

A manta ray meets a diver face-to-face near San Benedicto, Mexico.
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Diver Meets Manta Ray

Manta rays are related to sharks, but have quite a different reputation among...
Tapetail fish with long tail.
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Tapetail

This fish’s tail looks like a long streamer. It lives near the ocean’s surface...
Sargassum fish from South Korea
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Sargassum fish from the Waters of South Korea

The sargassum fish (Histrio histrio) is a member of the frogfish family...
A tornado of sardines swirls around diver and photographer Erwin Poliakoff in the Philippines.
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Why the Littlest Fish Matter a Whole Lot

Top predators along the California coast are having a rough year. Recently starving...
May 2015

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