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Close-up photograph of translucent coral polyps, showing the symbiotic algae living inside.
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Close-up of a Coral Polyp

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Two sea lions interact amongst schools of small fish.
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Seal or Sea Lion?

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An elephant seal with round scars from a cookie-cutter shark lays on the beach.
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Cookie-cutter Shark

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DROP researchers successfully deploy a deep-sea ARMS at 396 feet using their submersible.
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Deploying ARMS in the Deep Reef

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For three weeks, the MV Chertan is home-base for the scientific team and will be transformed in a laboratory to study the effect of the CO2 seeps on reefs.
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MV Chertain Lab Boat

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A purple jellyfish
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Stinging Beauty

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Colorful corals and brittlestars on Manning Seamount off the New England coast.
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Manning Seamount Deep Coral Communities

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Food Chain Hide and Seek

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A school of akule (Hawaiian for bigeye scad) explode into a camera's frame.
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Following the Akule

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A thresher shark was killed after becoming stuck in a gillnet.
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Good-Bye Gillnet, Hello Shark Recovery!

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An illustration of a recently discovered species of Monodontid, Bohaskaia monodontoides, and its beluga and narwhale relatives
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Smithsonian Scientists Describe a 'New' Fossil Whale

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Aerial image of Hurricane Bill
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The Ingredients for a Hurricane

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