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Great hammerhead in Bimini, Bahamas.
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Sharks

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a black and white photo of a ship from the 1930s
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Remembering the First Smithsonian Expedition to Puerto Rico

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A screenshot from the video showing an illustration of Earth with tetris blocks stacked on top.
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Climate Change Game of Tetris

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A map of the Mid Ocean Ridge
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Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor

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A puffin with a mouthful of fish.
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Puffin with a Mouthful of Fish

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Phoenix was photographed swimming off the coast of Canada in the Bay of Fundy in August 2007.
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Phoenix in Bay of Fundy

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The Indo-Pacific puffer fish
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A Library of Puffer Fish DNA

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Map of seasonal area restrictions for ships in Northeast U.S.
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Seasonal Management of Right Whales

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A close-up look of the seaside sparrow.
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A Close-up of a Seaside Sparrow

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Scientists use satellite images of the ocean to estimate chlorophyll concentrations in the water. You can see the yellow swirls of phytoplankton concentrated at the sea surface in this image.
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Satellite Image of Chlorophyll Concentration

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Musician Sam Lardner and friends created the 14-song CD Oceans Are Talking to inspire kids and adults to help save the ocean and the creatures living in it.
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Five Questions for Musician Sam Lardner

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A white fleck of plastic is engulfed by a coral polyp.
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Coral Eating Piece of Plastic

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