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The Smithsonian Marine Mammal team moves into action after a dead sperm whale is spotted floating off Cape Hatteras, N.C.

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Sperm Whale Post-Mortem

January 2010

As these models show, traditional canoes came in a variety of shapes and designs.

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Varieties of Canoes

January 2010

Researchers have identified five areas of high North Atlantic right whale concentration between Canada and Florida.

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Finding Phoenix

January 2010

Phoenix swims in George’s Bank, off the coast of New England, on March 13, 2009.

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Phoenix in George's Bank

January 2010

This photograph was snapped as Phoenix swam in the Gulf of Maine in July 2008.

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Phoenix near Maine

January 2010

Overfishing and sedimentation have heavily impacted this reef off the coast of Guam.

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Coral Reef in Distress

January 2010

A scuba diver explores elkhorn corals growing on a tropical reef.

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Exploring a Reef

January 2010

Spotfin lionfish in Caribbean waters

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Spotfin Lionfish

November 2016

In 1874, Reverend Moses Harvey of Newfoundland bought a dead giant squid caught by fishermen.

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Rev. Harvey Buys a Giant Squid

January 2010

Flower-like clusters of pink polyps make up this coral colony.

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Coral Colony

January 2010

Dr. Candy Feller is framed by the roots of a mangrove tree on Panama’s Pacific coast.

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Dr. Candy Feller with Mangrove Roots

January 2010

Anne Chamberlain and Marc Frischer stride through a mangrove pond at Twin Cays, Belize.

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Knee Deep in Mangrove Mud

January 2010