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Seahorses are hitchhikers. They can travel long distances across the ocean—farther than they can swim—by attaching themselves to floating seaweed and debris.
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Hitchhiking Seahorses

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A healthy and vibrant coral reef in Papua New Guinea.
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A Healthy Coral Reef

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A common dolphin with calf jump through the ocean.
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Common Dolphin and Calf

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Brian Skerry in a room with all his photography equipment cases.
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Brian Skerry's Photography Gear

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John Paxton, a scientist who studies marine life, looks into a microscope
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Sleuth at Sea

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Illustration of a giant squid versus a merman.
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Mermen? Sea Monks? Or Giant Squid?

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These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.
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Location of Smithsonian Field Stations

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A shortfin mako glides through the waters off the coast of California.
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Shortfin Mako Shark

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A close up of a grey whale face
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Grey Whale

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An illustration depicting many sea animals living in the modern seas off Angola.
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Modern Benguela Current Ecosystem

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Side view of a great white shark swimming in bright blue water.
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Great White in the Sunlight

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Of the eight million metric tons of plastic dumped in the ocean every year, much of it ends up on beaches like this one in Tanzania. But some companies are working to change that high statistic.
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Trash On a Tanzanian Beach

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