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A scorpian in a mangrove ecosystem.
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Scorpion in a Mangrove

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George Watters on the deck of a boat holding two fish.
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George Watters, Director of NOAA’s Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division

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Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

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A zoomed in photograph of dyed animal cells.
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Meet Microsporidia, a Marine Microbe Related to Mushrooms

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Benthic Octopus Coloring Sheet

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A view of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as seen from a NOAA research aircraft, June 2010.
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Discoveries Abound During Oil Spill Research

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Wooden skeleton of an orca.
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This Whale Sculpture Was Modeled After a Beached Orca

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Staghorn Coral
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Staghorn Coral in a Hurricane

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One of several rowboats that were sunk in front of Lake Hotel at Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century.
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Sunken Rowboat at Yellowstone National Park

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A spectacled caiman patrols a salty pond at a Smithsonian research station in Panama.
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Spectacled Caiman

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Take a look at strange deep-sea creatures rarely seen before.
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Interactive Ocean Dive

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An underwater photo of a diver with a camera shooting video of a whale.
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Whale on Camera

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