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Close-up photograph of an arrow squid embryo.
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Squid Embryo

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

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map of the 13 marine protected areas in the United States, that comprise the National Marine Sanctuary system
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Marine Sanctuary Map

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Kelps are large, brown algae that grow along coasts around the world, especially in cooler regions.
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Kelp Pennant

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Carrie Bow Cay field station sits in the blue and turquoise waters of Belize.
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Aerial View of Carrie Bow Cay Field Station, Belize

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grains of sand collected from Orient Point, Long Island, NY
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Sand from Orient Point, Long Island, New York

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An underwater photo of a school of jacks and a scuba diver
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Ocean Views Award Winners, 2011

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The Block Island wind farm is the first operational offshore wind farm in the United States. It consists of five wind turbines which powered up in December 2016 and were connected to the mainland energy grid in May 2017. 
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An Ocean of Energy: Bringing Offshore Wind to America

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Smithsonian scientists race the tide the excavate an ancient whale fossil entombed in rock
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Fossil Whale Found, Excavated, Jacketed, and Returned to STRI!

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Illustration of Robotic Glider Evading Fishing Nets
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Robotic Ocean Explorer

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"Barely a room onboard escaped being turned into a part of the sequencing laboratory," wrote Rob Edwards in a blog post about doing genomic sequencing at sea.
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Sequencing at Sea: Studying Small Things Using Big Equipment

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