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an oiled marsh area with birds
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Oiled Marsh

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A brachiopod looks like a clam, but they aren't closely related.
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A Modern Day Brachiopod

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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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Notice the pink tentacles, which “recliners” used to filter feed.
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Recliner Rudists

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The Carrie Bow Cay Marine Field Station supports marine research year-round.
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Field Station at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

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Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) live in the warm coastal waters of tropical and subtropical oceans. Adults sometimes eat sponges, salps (floating jelly-like animals), and jellyfish, but they feed mostly on plants, like seagrass and algae. The pigment f
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Meet the Seven Sea Turtle Species

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Larvae sea bass looking at the adult version of itself with a black background.
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Are You My Mommy?

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Rudist clams are mollusks that went extinct about 65 million years ago.
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Rudist Clams

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Auster and colleagues direct a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dive on the New England Seamounts.
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Scientists Conduct an ROV Dive

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The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred on March 24, 1989 when an oil tanker grounded on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. It spilled almost 11 million gallons of crude oil, which reached 1,300 miles of coastline. The spill's remote location, accessib
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Five Questions for Richard Carson, Natural Resource Economist

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An Atlantic wolffish hiding on Cashes Ledge off the New England coast.
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Exploring a Unique Biodiversity Hotspot In the Gulf of Maine

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A lionfish dish is laid out and ready to eat.
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Swap Your Turkey for a “Turkeyfish” This Thanksgiving

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