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Ocean plastic, and marine debris generally, comes from a variety of sources--both direct and indirect.
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Where Does Marine Debris Come From?

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The video series "It's Okay To Be Smart" takes a look at the world of single-use plastic and its impact on the ocean.
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How Much Plastic is in the Ocean?

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Fujiwhara Effect

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Video of a myxozoan (Myxobolus klamathellus) firing its stinging cell. Video credit: Myxozoan polar tubules display structural and functional variation, Parasites & Vectors. 
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Myxozoan discharges stinging cell

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At the Edge of Light

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A manatee swims in Crystal River, Florida.
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Brian Skerry Voting Results

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A tiny yellow goby living inside an abandoned can on the seafloor; Suruga Bay, Japan
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Portraits of Planet Ocean: The Photography of Brian Skerry

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A photo of a swimming Protanguilla palau, the newly discovered genus and species of eel
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Scientists Call New Eel Species A Living Fossil

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A wildlife biologist surveys oiled algae
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Five Things The Gulf Oil Spill Has Taught Us About the Ocean

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Birth of an Atoll

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After the Japanese tsunami in 2011 over 280 Japanese species floated to the West Coast of the United States on marine debris. 
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Invasive Species Hitch a Ride on Tsunami Debris

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Octopi? The Plural of an Octopus

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