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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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Photographing the Underwater Aquarius Habitat

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Charles Potter (left) and Dr. James Mead of the Smithsonian perform a post-mortem examination on a goose-beaked whale specimen.
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Goose-Beaked Whale Post-Mortem

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A vaquita swim in the ocean.
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A History Entwined: Vaquita, Totoaba, Fishermen

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North Atlantic right whales were long hunted for their baleen—the fringed plates hanging in their mouths that they use to strain the seawater for food. Baleen was used in a number of consumer products, such as corsets.
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Whale Baleen from a Dead Whale

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Traditional fishing techniques now involve monofilament nets, with snorkelers diving down to ensure the bigger fish don't get away.
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Fishing with a Net

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A tree that shows the different relationships between bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes.
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Marine Microbe Tree of Life

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Harbor seal in a kelp forest near Cortes Bank, near San Diego California.
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Underwater Photography Contest from University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School

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a veterinarian listens to a dolphin's heartbeat
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The Musical Hearts of Dolphins

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A Honduran small-scale fisherman on a boat setting out to fish.
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Clever Measures Track Fishing Pressures

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The Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California site in Mexico was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2005. The site is important for its diversity of oceanographic processes, including wind- and current-driven upwelling, tidal mixing, and h
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Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico

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Islas y Áreas Protegidas del Golfo de California, México

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Un pescador de una pesquería a pequeña escala de Honduras se embarca en una excursión de pesca.
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Medidas Inteligentes Rastrea las Presiones de Pesca

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