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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 World Heritage Biosphere Reserve

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

Master carver Douglas Chilton rides in the Raven Spirit canoe at its ceremonial launch.

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Raven Spirit: A Native American Canoe's Journey

Aegina, a type of jellyfish, swims through the water.

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The Surprising Elegance of Midwater Sea Life

a woman beating a drum

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Celebrating the Raven Spirit Canoe Launch

a fur seal

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The Wandering Fur Seal

an old image of the sea coast

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Ocean Acidification in the Puget Sound

It is estimated that the March 11, 2011 earthquake in Japan was 1,000 times more powerful than the quake that struck Haiti in 2010. Watch as Smithsonian geologist Dr. Liz Cottrell explains this and more about the major earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Understanding the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

different kinds of deep sea corals

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Aleutian Islands Deep-Sea Corals