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A sea monster attacks a ship in an illustration for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne.
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Ray Bradbury and the Sea

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Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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At STRI, No Whales Yet, But There Are Fossil Sea Cows...

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Jellyfish illustrations from Ernst Haeckel.
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Semaeostome Jellyfish

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The fluorescent shortnose greeneye fish.
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A Shortnose Greeneye Fish Aglow

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Giant clams are one of the many wonders of coral reefs. They can grow up to five feet wide, weigh over 400 pounds, and live for 100 years!
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Restocking Giant Clams

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A summertime channel carries melted ice to the sea. Antarctica and Greenland lose around 350 billion tons of ice each year from such melting.
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Ice Melt at the Poles

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an algae bloom around Florida is documented by a satellite
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Seeing Algae from Space

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a giant squid specimen
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Clyde Roper: Squid Hunter - Eyeball to Eyeball

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red fronds of kelp in low tide
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Palmaria Fronds

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Model of a lion’s mane jellyfish on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. This jellyfish, a member of the phylum Cnidaria, can have tentacles up to 190 feet long (58 meters) and a bell almost 7 feet (2 meters) in diameter.
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Lion's Mane Jellyfish in Sant Ocean Hall

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Engraving of pirate Captain Henry Morgan
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Henry Morgan

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Dr. Carole Baldwin is Curator of Fishes at the National Museum of Natural History.
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Dr. Carole Baldwin

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