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Alaskan king crab fisheries are on the rebound after years of unsustainable exploitation. New regulations mean that immediately after a haul is brought on board, the crabs are sorted and all females and under-sized crabs are released.
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King Crab Fishing in Alaska

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Photo of Sylvia Earle
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Dr. Sylvia Earle

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Striped eel catfish are the only species of catfish found in coral reefs.
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Striped Eel Catfish

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Dr. Erica Miller, of the Louisiana State Wildlife Response Team, cleanses an oil-covered pelican in Plaquemines Parish, LA.
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Cleaning an Oiled Pelican in Louisiana

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A school of yellowfin surgeonfish feed near dusk off Canton Island in the Phoenix Islands.
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Yellowfin Surgeonfish

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This photo provides a small glimpse of the amazing variety of whale skulls and skeletons available for study at the Smithsonian.
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Whale Collections

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400 to 1,000 year old bones from an endangered seabird, the Hawaiian petrel. Bones such as these provide a window into the lives of seabirds before and after human arrival in the open ocean environments of the North Pacific.
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Petrel Bones Help Us Understand History

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Screenshot from video showing tiny foraminifera.
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Foraminifera on the Seafloor

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Screenshot from "The Whale Acoustic Lab" video showing the side view of a whale underwater.
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The Whale Acoustic Lab

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a close up view of the treads on a car tire
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Check the Pressure

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an ancient sea turtle swims with a mosasaur and ancient cephalopods
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Ancient Turtle

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a magnified image of a diatom
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Diatom

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