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A tiny piece of plastic photographed by a scanning electron micrograph.
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A Microbial Reef

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a coral reef with the outline of a fishing boat at the surface
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Resiliency in the Face of Fishing

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Two young visitors look into the coral reef aquarium at the Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall
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Young Visitors to the Sant Ocean Hall

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a reef scene with fish and large "sea scorpions"
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A Silurian Reef

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About a 300 foot long gill net found abandoned on a shallow reef in the surf zone on Oahu, Hawaii. The net had trapped parrotfish, wrasses, goatfish, surgeonfish, coral crabs, spiny lobsters, slipper lobsters and other fish that had decayed beyond identifi
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Discarded Gillnet Traps Fish

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Auster gets ready to study fish predators at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Georgia.
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Peter Auster: The Gee Whiz Factor

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An adult and child visitor participate in an activity at the Natural History Museum
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World Ocean Day Events 2018

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Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are small to medium-sized turtles, but can get as large as 200 lbs (91 kg). Adults live among healthy coral reef communities, feeding primarily on sponges, but they also eat other invertebrates like sea cucumbers,
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Hawksbill Turtle

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Crown of Thorns Starfish in the Marianas Islands
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Crown of Thorns Starfish

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a man snorkels above a reef while a woman in flippers sits on a boat
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Sunscreen in the Environment

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Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.
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World Oceans Day 2012

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A hermit crab looks out from its coral dwelling in the waters of Japan's Ogasawara Islands.
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The Perfect Underwater Photo

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