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The Block Island wind farm is the first operational offshore wind farm in the United States. It consists of five wind turbines which powered up in December 2016 and were connected to the mainland energy grid in May 2017. 
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Wind Turbines off of Block Island

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Ocean Portal summer 2011 intern Brandon Adkins poses next to the aquarium in the Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall.
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Exploring Ocean Jobs

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Brian Skerry takes an up close photo of a tiger shark on the seafloor.
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Face to Face with a Tiger Shark

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Horseshoe Crab in Stage Harbor, Massachusetts
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Horseshoe Crab in Massachusetts

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Aerial image of Hurricane Bill
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Hurricane Bill

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Coral Head Near Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii
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Coral Head Near Pearl and Hermes Atoll

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Mangroves are being decimated by human development, like this shrimp farm in Belize.
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Former Mangrove Forest

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Dr. Erica Miller, of the Louisiana State Wildlife Response Team, cleanses an oil-covered pelican in Plaquemines Parish, LA.
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Cleaning an Oiled Pelican in Louisiana

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A zoomed-in image of the crown-of-thorns sea star.
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Acanthaster planci

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A photo of plastic trash floating in the water, taken from below the surface.
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Marine Debris

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Cut of Atlantic Salmon on a Plate
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Cut of Atlantic Salmon

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A manatee swims in Crystal River, Florida.
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Florida Manatee in a Fresh Water Spring

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