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Two scientists peer out into the ocean from inside the Curasub, a 5-person submersible
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Inside the Submarine

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Close-up photograph of the face of a blue footed booby.
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Blue-footed Booby

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Hurricane Wind Pattern in Gulf of Mexico
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NOAA's Real Time Weather Mapping

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The “Dumbo Octopod” swims by moving its fins, pulsing its webbed arms, or pushing water through its funnel for jet propulsion.
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Grimpoteuthis, The Dumbo Octopus

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A researcher leans off of a boat to tag a great white shark.
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Alison Kock tags a shark

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The black sea nettle jellyfish can grow to twenty-five feet long.
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The Black Sea Nettle

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Bottlenose dolphin pod
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Bottlenose Dolphin Pod

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Image of a rapa whelk, a large marine snail retreated into its shell
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Rapa Whelk

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Red coral necklaces in a display window. Harvesting deep-sea coral to produce jewelry like this threatens these ecosystems.
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Coral for Sale

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The Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory’s Pisces V submersible is lowered for a dive to study deep-sea corals.
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Submersible Launch

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Seabirds on a rocky outcrop.
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A Gathering of Seabirds and Seals

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Light refracts off the comb-rows of this ctenophore.
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Comb Jelly Reflecting Colors

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