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![Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/ChristofferBostrom_Zosteramarina_Finland.jpg.webp?itok=m0-RKki4)
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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds
Seagrasses are found in shallow salty and brackish waters in many parts of the......![Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/HawaiianMonkSeal_JamesWatt_SeaPicsCropped_0_0.jpg.webp?itok=zX0MqQL_)
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Endangered Ocean Animals
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law on December 28, 1973 by......![Sea Otters in Elkhorn Slough Sea otters floating on the surface of the ocean.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/sea_otters_emn_IMG_4062.jpg.webp?itok=7_K7Oi-R)
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Not Just Another Fuzzy Face
Who hasn’t grinned at the sight of a sea otter floating on its back while......
May 2017
![Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) is a slow-growing and long-lived seagrass native to the Mediterranean.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/seagrass-fish.JPG.webp?itok=CetB4CxE)
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Bugs and Slugs: The Hidden Secret to Healthy Seagrasses
Slip into the water along a sheltered coast in nearly any part of the world and......
May 2015
![Desmostylia A hippopotamus-like creature swims underwater](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/Desmostylia.jpg.webp?itok=bIRBFWJr)
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Flippers or Feet? An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows
In the seagrass beds and kelp forests of the Oligocene-Miocene transition, nearly......
August 2016
![An American crocodile rests on a bed of seagrass. An American crocodile rests on a bed of seagrass.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/Croc2FS_0_1.jpg.webp?itok=nnMt4m9T)
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American Crocodile
An American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) resting on a bed of seagrass. These......![An illustration of multispecies communities of dugongs from India, Mexico and Florida](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/Dugong_Final_A_GS_Dec_11.jpg.webp?itok=pytGrx15)
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The Discovery of Multispecies Communities of Seacows
Sirenians, or seacows, are a group of marine mammals that include manatees and......
January 2012
![Intense volcanic CO2 vents in Ili Ili Bua Bua, Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/Laetitia-Pic-1small2.jpg.webp?itok=giC4AiF3)
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Will Coral Reefs Survive Acidification?
Nestled among the beautiful coral reefs of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a place that......![A sunset over Boston Harbor.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/Sunset_on_Boston_Harbor.png.webp?itok=nQL_E03O)
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Signs of a Recovering Harbor
For more than two centuries, Boston Harbor has been a dumping ground. In 1773,......
July 2013
![Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/turtle-grass-bed.jpeg.webp?itok=0oOkC3sT)
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How Coastal Seagrass Feeds the Deep
It is a well-known fact that for animals living in the deep sea, food can be......
February 2013
![Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/turtle-grass-bed.jpeg.webp?itok=0oOkC3sT)
Bringing Back Tampa Bay’s Seagrass
Back in the 1970s, if any seagrass grew beneath the shallow waters of Tampa Bay,......
January 2017