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Phoenix the right whale diving in North Atlantic.
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Right Whale Tail

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Phoenix rises out of the waters east of Cape Cod, MA, in April 2003.
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Can Right Whales Recover?

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Sea anemones, brittle stars, and sea urchins make a home on mangrove roots.
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Mangrove Roots Up Close

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A right whale breaches, lifting its huge body out of the water.
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North Atlantic Right Whale Breaching

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An early scale model of North Atlantic right whale Phoenix indicates the location of scars on her tail from entanglements with fishing gear.
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Phoenix: Tail Scarring

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A scientists examines a sponge specimen collected in the Caribbean.
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Cancer-Fighting Sponges?

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Dr. Sylvia Earle

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A pink sea cucumber covered in small spike-like protrusions.
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Sea Cucumber: One Species at a Time

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Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
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Giant Squid

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The Charles W. Morgan tallship
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History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

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Lost nets become entangled on a coral reef in the NW Hawaiian Islands, doing damage for decades. Wave action on the net breaks pieces of coral off until the net breaks, when it is free to catch on new reefs and do more damage.
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Lost Nets Hurt Coral Reefs

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This urchin (Echinocrepis rostrata) leaves tracks as it moves across the ocean floor.
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Deep-Sea Urchin

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