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“This shark was cruising low along the reef known as Alcyone. Her left eye was glancing up toward other hammerheads when I took this shot from below.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Alan Studley.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D300; Tokin
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Ocean Views from Nature's Best Photos

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A diver clears the bottom of a cargo ship of specimens.
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Unearthing Information About Invasives From the Bottom of a Cargo Ship

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A screenshot of a map with links to stories on the side.
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Smithsonian Ocean Optimism Around the World

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One of the smallest shearwaters in the Atlantic, Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) is about the size of an American Robin.
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Audubon's Shearwater

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This young Gonatus squid is still translucent, making it tricky for predators to spot it.
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Deep Sea Squid

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A group of students pick up trash along the coast of Guyana during the Ocean Conservancy's 2012 Coastal Cleanup.
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Picking Up Trash Along the Coast

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A white coral (Corallium sp.) and two vase sponges (left) grow on an Atlantic Ocean seamount.
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Balanus Seamount

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A photo of a candy basslet, an orange and yellow-striped fish.
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Candy Basslet

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the covering of a skin boat is broken away revealing the frame
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An Umiaq Frame

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This whale is entangled in fishing gear. The inset shows how special fishing lines allow whales to escape such accidental entrapments.
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Fishing Gear Solutions

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North Atlantic right whales and ocean-going vessels often cross paths.
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Slow Down for Right Whales

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two steelhead trout
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Steelhead Trout

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