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a small hut on the shore is surrounded by thousands of walruses
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Walruses For Miles

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a group of ichthyosaurs swims at the ocean's surface
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Ichthyosaur Nursery

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a frond of red algae
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Fronds of Nori

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Chelsea Rochman dissects a dorado caught by the crew to see if it had eaten plastic. Nearly 10 percent of all fish collected on the expedition had plastic in their systems.
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Dorado Dissection

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The Block Island Wind Farm used a reinforced building technique called a “jacket foundation” and sit in roughly 75 feet (23 m) of water.  
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Close-up of Block Island Wind Turbine

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A pod of killer whales from above.
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A Pod of Whales

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This orange boring sponge (Cliona varians) overgrows several coral species at Panama's Smithsonian Tropical Studies Institute.
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Boring Sponge on Coral

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In the early 1990s, the annual commercial harvest of Atlantic Bluefin tuna doubled.
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Commercial Catch of Atlantic Tuna

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King scallop in Lamlash Bay reserve
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King Scallop in Lamlash Bay

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This portrait of William Dampier hangs in London’s National Gallery in recognition of his contribution to natural history.
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William Dampier (1651-1715)

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A beaked whale at the ocean's surface
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A Ship-Wary Beaked Whale

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A beautiful larval (baby) octopus collected during a research cruise near Florida.
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Larval Octopus

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