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corals polyps open and spawning
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Corals from the Deep Thrive under Aquarists Care

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Bright bubblegum coral sits on a brown, hard substrate.
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Optimism in the Deep Sea - Connecting Corals, Museums, and Ocean Managers

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Deep-Sea Submersibles

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Smithsonian scientists race the tide the excavate an ancient whale fossil entombed in rock
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Fossil Whale Found, Excavated, Jacketed, and Returned to STRI!

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a frond of kelp underwater
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Kelp and Kelp Forests

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a trigger fish swims around a coral reef
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The Incredible Diversity of Fish: How Form Equals Function

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Two Adélie penguins on Paulet Island, Antarctica
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Penguins

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Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
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Giant Squid

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A harp seal in icy water
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Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses

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The sea star Odontaster validus and sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri are often found living in association with one another along the Antarctic coastline, here during the Census of Marine Life.
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Sea Stars, Urchins, and Relatives

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a spear fisher with a speared tropical fish
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Sustainable Fishing

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Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.
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Marine Plastics

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