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A pile of bycatch species.
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A Net Full of Bycatch

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This mangrove island in Belize was cleared and dredged to create sand beaches.
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Mangrove Island Clear-Cut for Tourism

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At the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, Dr. Wayne Sousa (right) studies lightning impacts.
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Field Research in Panama

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Dr. Stephen Cairns, a Smithsonian research zoologist, studies deep-water corals.
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Dr. Stephen Cairns

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An Illustration of small tentacled fossils.
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Ancient Entoproct Community

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The acidic waters from the CO2 seeps can dissolve shells and also make it harder for shells to grow in the first place.
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Dissolving Shell

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A purple jellyfish
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Stinging Beauty

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A comparison of an undisturbed Oculina coral reef and one that has been devastated by trawling.
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Undisturbed vs. Trawled Reef

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Dampier explored this area of Western Australia and named it Shark Bay because of the "abundance" of sharks in the waters. It is now a World Heritage site.
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Dampier and Shark Bay, Australia

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two humpback whales swim underwater
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Whales and Dolphins

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a squid
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Meet the Only Squid that Willfully Lops off its Arms

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A photo of a solitary European green crab on a sandy substrate.
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A green crab’s super power: eating through its gills

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