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Shrimp in a net.
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Shrimp Catch

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A map of mangrove species around the world
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Mangroves of the World

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cone roots surrounding a mangrove
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Cone Roots Spring Up from the Ground

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A "dumbo" octopus is captured by an ROV.
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Capturing a Deep-Sea Octopod

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Special ships called ‘icebreakers’ are needed to access some areas of the ice-covered Arctic Ocean.
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Bow of an Icebreaker

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A placard warns residents that water—and anything else—that goes own this storm drain makes its way into the Potomac River and, eventually the ocean.
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Marked Storm Drain

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Fire fighting ships surround the burning Deepwater Horizon oil rig, shooting water at it to put out the flames.
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Deepwater Horizon Fire

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The grasses and animals living in marshes help to filter water and stabilize shorelines, along with providing habitat for a variety of mammals, fish, shellfish and amphibians and a haven for migratory waterfowl.
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How Hurricanes Shape Wetlands in Southern Louisiana

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a ships sets a purse seine.
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Purse Seine

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a succulent plant with small purple flowers in sand
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Sea Purslane

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a orange spotted jellyfish
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Orange Spotted Jellyfish

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a shark and a group of pilot fish with black and white stripes
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark and Pilot Fish

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