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There is a large demand for shark ecotourism.
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Swimming with Sharks

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Spinner dolphins in a small inlet off the Kona coast, Hawaii.
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Solidifying the Dolphin Family Tree

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a boat frame and a frame covered in seal skin
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Bearded Seal Skin Frame

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Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Seagrass Meadow

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Two skulls belonging to extinct marine mammal herbivores used in the new study, both from the Smithsonian’s collections.
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Marine Mammal Herbivore Skulls

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Ocean Portal summer 2011 intern Brandon Adkins poses next to the aquarium in the Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall.
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An Intern Explores Ocean Careers

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Offshore Peru, during the Eocene (~56-34 million years ago), showing two archaeocetes (ancient whales): Ocucajea picklingi and Supayacetus muizon.
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New Archaeocetes from Peru Are the Oldest Fossil Whales from South America

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A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.
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DROP: The Deep Reef Observation Project

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Individual black and white images of a variety of gelatinous zooplankton.
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Gelatinous Zooplankton in the Gulf

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an autonomous underwater vehicle
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REMUS the Robot

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the stomach contents of a mosasaur
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Stomach Contents

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corals in shallow water with sunlight streaming through the surface
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Coral Reefs in the Sunlight

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