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Scientist Kevin Raskoff documents organisms by building an aquarium.
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Photographing Captured Animals

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a squid
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Octopoteuthis

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When we use fossil fuels to power our cars, homes, and businesses, we put heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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Tracking Ocean Acidification

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Students share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton samples from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
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Students Study Plankton

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A woman with snorkel gear
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Nancy Knowlton snorkeling in Discovery Bay Jamaica

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Dr. Maya Yamato and colleague John Ososky dissect the head of a deceased stranded fin whale in the Chesapeake Bay to examine soft tissue associated with the ears. In 2015, Yamato’s team of researchers from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural H
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Learning From A Stranded Fin Whale

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Kelps are large, brown algae that grow along coasts around the world, especially in cooler regions.
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Kelp Pennant

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This is North Atlantic right whale #3333 who was spotted with fishing gear trailing from his mouth during an aerial survey off the coast of Georgia on January 29, 2008.
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Whale Entanglement

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Students from the Dauphin Island Sea Lab delegation plant smooth cord grass in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Their project is addressing the impacts of rising sea levels on critical coastal habitats through both marsh restoration in the Mobile Bay area and educatio
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Dauphin Island Sea Lab Delegation

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Bill Hoffman cleaning the tank windows before opening the aquarium for the day.
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Bill Hoffman Cleans Coral Reef Tank

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a fifty-five gallon aquarium
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Fifty-five gallon Tank

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Shark Sizes: Whale Shark 46 feet, Basking Shark 33 feet, Great White Shark 23 feet, Megamouth Shark 15 feet, Nurse Shark 13 feet, Mako Shark 8 feet, Blacktip Reef Shark 6.5 feet, Bonnethead Shark 3.4 feet, Dwaf Lantern Shark 6 inches
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What is the Biggest Shark? A Chart Shows the Diversity of Shark Sizes

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