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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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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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two steelhead trout
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Steelhead Trout

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A male great hammerhead shark swims just below the surface of the water in the Bahamas at sunset.
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Hammerhead Shark at Sunset

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Sea Surface Temperature and Coral Bleaching

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Snails at the bottom of the ocean in a Carboniferous Period
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Carboniferous Snails

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A team of Smithsonian scientists poses in the waters of Panama.
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eDNA Team in Panama

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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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Jellyfish produce mucus, especially when stressed, which can interact with oil and break it down. This moon jellyfish is sloughing off mucus that has mixed with droplets of oil.
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How Jellyfish Break Down Oil After a Spill

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Microbe Foam

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