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A blue whale with a removable tag surfaces off the coast.
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Big Sur Blue Whale

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Image of a translucent crustacean on a black background.
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Amphipods Host Microsporidia

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Fishing Disaster by Supratik Das
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Fishing Disaster

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A Hawaiian petrel in flight
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Hawaiian Petrel

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Dr. Nancy Knowlton leads the Smithsonian’s effort to educate the public about the ocean.
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Dr. Nancy Knowlton

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At the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, Dr. Wayne Sousa (right) studies lightning impacts.
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Field Research in Panama

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These corals are dead—smothered in sediments and overgrown with algae.
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Dead Coral Overgrown with Algae

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An infographic explaining carbon sequestration
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Blue Carbon Infographic

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An illustration depicting many sea animals living in the modern seas off Angola.
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Modern Benguela Current Ecosystem

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Illustration of copepods from Ernst Haeckel.
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Copepods

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An abandoned fishing net carrying 17 dead sea turtles was discovered off the coast of Bahia, Brazil days after a storm.
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Turtles Caught in Abandoned Net

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a display case of red coral jewelry containing necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and rings
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Avoid Coral Jewelry

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