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Pink crustose algae covers the surface of a rock.
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Microbes Help Corals Pick a Home and Settle Down

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Horizontal bands of color represent different species of lichen that have adapted to the conditions at different heights above sea level.
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Seaside Lichens

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green and red pom poms adorn a decorator crab
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Happy Crabby Holidays

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A shortfin mako glides through the waters off the coast of California.
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The State of Sharks, 40 Years After Jaws

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An illustration of the megalodon shark.
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The Megalodon

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Three gray fish swim in front of a large coral head.
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Cabo Pulmo Protected Area

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A wave curls near the shore.
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American Spaces

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Celebrate World Ocean Day

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An illustration of a research vessel at sea.
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Research Discoveries From the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill

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The red seaweed Gracilaria vermiculophylla (Gverm).
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Gracilaria vermiculophylla

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A Mesozoic Ocean scene
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Ocean Through Time

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a painting of a ship on a plate of baleen
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The Story of Stashed Whale Baleen

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