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A group of melon-headed whales swim near a research vessel.
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Melon-headed Whales

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A baleen plate with a drawing of a ship in paint
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Artful Baleen Plates

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Self Contained Gulf Oil Spill Kit

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This rainbow sheen on the sea surface is what it looks like when the oil bubbles make it to the sea surface.
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Oily Sheen On Sea Surface

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a closeup of many mangrove pneumatophores
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Like Breathing Through A Straw

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Discovered in 2004 and named in 2009, Gersemia juliepackardae coral lives on seamounts in the northeast Pacific Ocean at depths of 500-2,000 m (1,640-6,562 ft).
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New Soft Coral

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a painting of a ship on a plate of baleen
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The Story of Stashed Whale Baleen

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This species of bamboo coral, discovered in 2004 in the Pacific Northwest, has unusually long and impressive tentacles.
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Newly Discovered Deep-Sea Corals

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The study area for the Gulf of Maine Area project, part of the Census of Marine Life.
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Census of Marine Life Gulf of Maine Area Project Study Area

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Dr. Ilka C. “Candy” Feller studies mangroves in the small streams of Panama.
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Dr. Candy Feller Explores Mangroves

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Positioned in front of a natural oil seep, this video camera is capturing images of the black oil bubbling up from beneath the sea floor. A light mounted to the frame helps see what is happening in the dark on the sea floor.
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How Oil Feeds the Deep Sea

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A screenshot of a map with links to stories on the side.
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Smithsonian Ocean Optimism Around the World

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