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A Bryde's whale catches a meal
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The Case of the Mystery Whale

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A bloom of algae from up above
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What Exactly Is a Red Tide?

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A bull shark's ability to prey on many different species is helped by its capacity to survive in both freshwater and saltwater.
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Smithsonian Stunt Turns Ocean Hall into Living Aquarium

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A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.
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DROP: The Deep Reef Observation Project

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A brown and white dragon moray eel with its mouth open.
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Surprising Results Upon Reexamining the Curious Jaw of the Moray Eel

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The grasses and animals living in marshes help to filter water and stabilize shorelines, along with providing habitat for a variety of mammals, fish, shellfish and amphibians and a haven for migratory waterfowl.
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How Hurricanes Shape Wetlands in Southern Louisiana

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A red and white colored bristle worm swims in the water column.
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Five Questions with Brigitte Ebbe, Polychaete Pundit

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Deep-Sea Submersibles

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Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.
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Corals and Coral Reefs

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Great White Sharks breach to hunt -- with split-second timing they grab their prey in one swift snatch. Follow the whole breaching action in this slideshow.
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Great White Shark

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Fossil Forams and the Scientific Process

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Black coral, primnoid coral, and feather stars flourish deep on the pristine Davidson Seamount.
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Amy Baco-Taylor: Passionate about Deep-Sea Corals

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