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“On an afternoon dive, I spotted a small group of sweetlips in the current among a shoal of juvenile convict blennies. It took me some time to get close to the fish without spooking them. I took several frames but this one was my favorite because of the
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Ocean Fish Pictures

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an adult and baby coelacanth specimens on display
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Coelacanth

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An unidentified earplug from the National Museum of Natural History collection.
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Whale Earwax: What You Can Learn From Strange Collections

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Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.
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Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea

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These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.
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Slideshow: Smithsonian Research Stations

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Students of the Alaska SeaLife Center delegation.
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Teens Take Action on the Ocean & Climate

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The currents of the North Pacific gyre collect trash—mostly bits of microscopic plastic—into what are known as "garbage patches."
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Ocean Trash Plaguing Our Sea

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a gray whale pokes its head above the sea surface
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Atlantic Gray Whales: Past, Present, and Future

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pancakes of ice cover the ocean
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Winter Under the Waves

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

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Three gray fish swim in front of a large coral head.
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How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

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