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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Long Live the Sharks and Rays

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Shark!

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text and a submersible underwater
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At the Edge of Light

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A healthy, thriving coral reef in the Caribbean Sea.
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A Healthy Mesoamerican Reef

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A pearly razorfish
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Pearly Razorfish

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The Mesoamerican Reef extends over 600 miles (1000 km) through the waters of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras and includes the Western Hemisphere’s longest barrier reef.
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Mesoamerican Reef Regional Map

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A beach scene with groups of people walking in the water and playing with the sand.
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Be Kind to the Beach

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On coral reefs fish are important links in the food chain that sustains higher-order predators (including humans) and keeps everything in balance.
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Fish Get Risky Around Oil

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Carrie Bow Cay field station sits in the blue and turquoise waters of Belize.
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A History of the Carrie Bow Cay Station

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J. Murray Roberts studies and maps the cold-water corals known as Lophelia in the North Atlantic.
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Exploring the Blue Planet with J. Murray Roberts

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Carrie Bow Cay field station sits in the blue and turquoise waters of Belize.
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Tracking volcanic rock to the shores of Belize

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Fish swim underwater amidst mangrove roots at Bocas del Toro, Panama.
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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

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