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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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an illustration of two gannets
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Seabirds of America

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A close-up image of deep-sea fish Argyropelecus aculeatus
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Argyropelecus aculeatus

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A vaquita pops its head out of the water.
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Vaquitas in Peril

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Relatively slow moving, juvenile plane-head filefish Monacanthus hispidus (Monacanthidae) travel along with the algae. They pick off and eat small animals as they move around in the rotating sargassum ball. Adult filefish only grow to be about 11
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A World Adrift: Life in the Sargassum

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a orange colored crustacean with big antennae
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Copepods of the Deep

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Cartoon t-shirts with got plankton.
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The Cloud Factories that Live in the Sea

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A thin layer of oil on the water's surface, reflecting rainbow colors
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Milestones

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This new species of lobster (Dinochelus ausubeli) is blind and has bizarre claws. It was discovered about 300 meters (984 feet) deep in the Philippine Sea by a Census of Marine Life expedition.
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Deep Ocean Diversity Slideshow

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Henry the Fish is made completely out of colorful plastic that washed up on Oregon beaches.
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Washed Ashore: From Beach Trash to Ocean Art

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A small, transparent, shell-less sea snail in the open ocean.
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Angels of the Sea

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