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The Sant Ocean Hall is the National Museum of Natural History's largest exhibit, providing visitors with a unique and breathtaking introduction to the majesty of the ocean
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The Sant Ocean Hall Turns Ten

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A mosaic of photos from underwater live stream cameras.
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Get Your Ocean Fix From Home

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A Hawaiian petrel in flight
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4,000 Years of Marine History through the Eyes of a Seabird

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A photo of a 2011 installation by artist Shih Chieh Huang, featuring his illuminated creations made from everyday objects.
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When Art Meets Science: Exhibition Inspired by Bioluminescence

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a spear fisher with a speared tropical fish
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Sustainable Fishing

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The Sant Ocean Hall is the National Museum of Natural History's largest exhibit, providing visitors with a unique and breathtaking introduction to the majesty of the ocean
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World Oceans Day 2014 Events

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On coral reefs fish are important links in the food chain that sustains higher-order predators (including humans) and keeps everything in balance.
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Fish Get Risky Around Oil

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Many medicines were based on a chemical from the sea sponge Tectitethya crypta.
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Five Questions for Shirley Pomponi, Medical Sponge Hunter

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Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.
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What is the Sea Ice Minimum? (And Why Do We Care)

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A coral head in the Mesoamerican Reef has both bleached and living coral. The white sections are bleached and the brown parts still contain zooxanthellae, the symbiotic algae that provide food to their coral hosts.
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Coral Under Pressure: Monitoring Bleaching In Real Time

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Magellanic penguin parents typically lay two eggs under a bush or in a burrow, taking turns swimming out to sea to catch food for their chicks.
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Penguin Health Equals Ocean Health

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An Irrepressible Wave

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