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A Cirraturlid worm swims in the open ocean.
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Why I Love Polychaetes

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Waves breaking on the shore
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Currents, Waves, and Tides

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A female napoleon wrasse swims by a reef
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An App Helps Scientists Combat Illegal Fish Trade

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a translucent white jellyfish
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Jellies in the Baltimore Harbor

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A clear tomoptorid with many leg-like parapodia photographed on a black background.
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Tech Imitates Life: Sneaky Sea Worm Inspires Soft Robots

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a neon purple jellyfish
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Live Jellyfish Make Splash in Marine Education

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A screenshot from video showing three orcas swimming.
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Killer Whale: Orca

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a woman's hands close a tin of sardines near a pile of empty cans
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Nimble Fingers: the Women Behind Maine’s Canneries

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A diver clears the bottom of a cargo ship of specimens.
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Unearthing Information About Invasives From the Bottom of a Cargo Ship

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a megamouth shark swims with a diver in the background
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The Massive Filter Feeding Shark You Ought to Know

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A bright illustration of extinct predator Hurdia victoria.
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Hurdia Victoria

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Blue mussels use byssus threads (which you can see on the right, in front of the barnacle shell) to attach to rocks and sometimes to stop a predator from making them a meal.
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Byssus Threads on a Blue Mussel

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