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Many serpent stars spend their entire lives on a coral host.
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Serpent Star on Octocoral

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A giant sea spider on octocoral
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Giant Sea Spider

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Although in reality an ichthyosaur and plesiosaur would have likely never battled, this widely shared lithograph by artist, geologist and paleontologist Henry De la Beche even inspired author Jules Verne to pen a similar scene in his book, Journey to the C
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Unearthing History: Mary Anning's Hunt for Prehistoric Ocean Giants

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Two scientists peer out into the ocean from inside the Curasub, a 5-person submersible
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Inside the Submarine

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A photo of a sea toad specimen.
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Sea Toad (Chaunax pictus)

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The sea star Odontaster validus and sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri are often found living in association with one another along the Antarctic coastline, here during the Census of Marine Life.
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Sea Stars, Urchins, and Relatives

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Do You Know the Fish You're Eating

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Pile of Plastic Trash
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Plastic Trash Plagues the Ocean

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Decorated ceremonial regalia reflect the importance of ocean fish to Native communities.
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Ocean Symbols in Ceremonial Art

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NOAA’s New Millennium Observatory was set up to study geologic, chemical, and biologic interactions along the mid-ocean ridge system. Here, a remotely operated vehicle (ROPOS) recovers a volcano monitor in the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the Pacific, west of Oregon.
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Studying the Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Sunset over a fishing net.
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Success Stories in Ocean Conservation

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Colorful Christmas tree worms
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Happy Holidays from the Ocean!

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