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Two whales attack a ship on a map
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Whales of the Carta Marina

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Ruth Meadows examines specimens as part of her Teacher at Sea experience. NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows sorts specimens aboard the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow as part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem (MAR-ECO) project.
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Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows

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A view of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as seen from a NOAA research aircraft, June 2010.
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Discoveries Abound During Oil Spill Research

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A view out of the tiny window of the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible.
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How Methane Fueled a Food Web after the Gulf Oil Spill

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With their brown and yellow markings, seaside sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) blend in well with marshgrass.
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Beyond the Sea: How Oil Spills in the Ocean Affect Birds On Land

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A thin layer of oil on the water's surface, reflecting rainbow colors
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Milestones

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

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An illustration of the megalodon shark.
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The Megalodon

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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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Walruses use sea ice as platforms on which to nurse their young and launch their dives.
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Walrus: An Arctic Mammal in Peril?

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two veterinarians listen to a dolphins heart next to a dock
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Navy Dolphin

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Photo of a man holding totoaba a vaquita caught in a net underneath.
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Vaquitas as Bycatch

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