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Three gray fish swim in front of a large coral head.
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How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

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An unidentified earplug from the National Museum of Natural History collection.
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Ocean Objects of Wonder

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A map of NOAA's 13 marine protected areas
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40 Years of National Marine Sanctuaries

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Un pescador se sienta en su bote y sostiene una captura de langosta fresca
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The Blue Halo - Barbuda y más allá

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A photo of a solitary European green crab on a sandy substrate.
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A green crab’s super power: eating through its gills

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view of the visitors dancing in ocean hall
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World Ocean Day 2011 'Splash' Mob

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Despite its demonic look, the vampire squid collects and eats drifting particles called "marine snow" using two long, sticky filaments.
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The Vampire Squid from Hell

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A female manatee and her calf are captured on film foraging in seagrass off the coast of Brazil.
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Female Manatee Foraging with a Calf on Her Back

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Two small, translucent hyperiids with very large eyes.
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Paraphromina

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Juvenile Clam with Tentacles
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Spaceship Mollusk

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Mangrove Salt Glands
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How Mangroves Deal with Saltwater

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