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A brightly colored parrotfish swims over a field of seagrass.
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Parrots of the Sea

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Smithsonian scientist who discovered new species in her laboratory
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Five Questions for Carole Baldwin

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 Scientist Martha Nizinski holds a specimen of a fan sponge (Phakellia sp.) collected at a deep-sea coral study site off the coast of South Carolina.    
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Fan Sponge

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A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.
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Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

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The Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory’s Pisces V submersible is lowered for a dive to study deep-sea corals.
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Submersible Launch

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Dr. Brendan Roark discusses different methods of sampling deep-sea corals with undergraduate students at Texas A&M University.
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Training Future Scientists

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This computer screen image shows views of each sonar beam and the path being mapped by the ship.
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Multibeam Sonar Screen

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“Upon returning from the reef after a night dive, I swam toward a bright reflection and came eye-to-eye with this beautiful, curious squid.” -- Nature's Best photographer Charles Viggers.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D700; 105mm ƒ/2.8 lens
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Squid at Sunset Reef Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

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Tres peces grises nadan frente a una gran cabeza de coral.
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Cabo Pulmo – esperanza para los arrecifes de coral

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Coastal mangroves along the edge of the ocean.
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Mangroves: One Species at a Time

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An Irrepressible Wave

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