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During what is known as the Golden Age of Piracy, pirates reaped great rewards—and, if they were caught, faced terrible punishments. Here are some of the most legendary pirates of that time.
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Pirates of the Golden Age

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a lamprey's suction mouth opens to show a disk of pointed teeth
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7 Ocean Parasites Worth Celebrating on World Parasite Day

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Karen Romano Young's 19th AntarcticLog comic
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Comics at Sea: An Antarctic Logbook

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a lanternfish's scales glitter blue in a black sea
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Lanternfish

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A school of mahi mahi.
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Schooling Mahi Mahi

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A zoomed-in image of the crown-of-thorns sea star.
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A Plague of Sea Stars

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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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Gulf Marsh Animals Bounce Back But Monitoring Continues: One of the biggest questions is how Gulf animals will fare in the years after the spill, since oil spill impacts don't often happen immediately. One group of GoMRI researchers studied salt marsh anim
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Fiddler Crabs In a Gulf Marsh

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Boats docked in a Chesapeake Bay harbor
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Chesapeake Bay Harbor

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A bluefin trevally swims in Hawaii’s Maro Coral Reef, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
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What We're Reading - 9/22

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Home is where the hull is: Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with pesky creatures, such as barnacles, that “foul” ship hulls and boat propellers like this one.
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No Fouling Around

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