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The Smithsonian Marine Mammal team moves into action after a dead sperm whale is spotted floating off Cape Hatteras, N.C.
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Sperm Whale Post-Mortem

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a red snapper's ear stone in the palm of someone's hand
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The Bone that Logs a Lifetime

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A screenshot from the video "Women in Oceanography" showing a woman standing on a research vessel.
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Women in Oceanography

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a pelican covered in oil
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Lessons from the Panama Oil Spill

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a scientists conduct and experiment on a ship
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ZoBell the Microbiologist

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Brian Skerry sits on a 20 foot high underwater tripod to photograph the Aquarius Habitat off Florida.
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Portraits of Planet Ocean – Behind The Photographs

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Auster gets ready to study fish predators at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Georgia.
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Auster Prepares to Dive

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A manatee swims in Crystal River, Florida.
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Brian Skerry Voting Results

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A blue and yellow colored blue-ribbon eel.
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Blue Ribbon Eel

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Like snails, clams, and even slugs, giant squids are all mollusks, with soft, fleshy bodies.
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Squid Relatives

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Screenshot from video of fish swimming in clear blue water in the Cabo Pulmo reserve.
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Cabo Pulmo Reserva de la Biosfera del Patrimonio Mundial

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