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Hatchetfish photographed moments after being pulled from the deep sea in the Oozeki net trawl. These small, silvery fish have large eyes to collect any sunlight that reaches the deep sea. Even in the deep, they are not immune to human impacts; the research
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Hatchetfish

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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How Diverse is That?

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Fish swim underwater amidst mangrove roots at Bocas del Toro, Panama.
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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

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a photo of Ocean Portal intern Brandon adkins in snorkel gear looking at a preserved giant squid in the Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall
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Brandon Adkins, Ocean Portal Intern

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Sophi Bromenshenkel poses with a hammerhead shark snow sculpture.
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2011 Ocean Hero, Sophi Bromenshenkel

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Magellanic penguin parents typically lay two eggs under a bush or in a burrow, taking turns swimming out to sea to catch food for their chicks.
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Penguin Health Equals Ocean Health

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Ocean Food Web Listing Image

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Happy World Ocean Day!
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Coral Letters World Ocean Day

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This orange boring sponge (Cliona varians) overgrows several coral species at Panama's Smithsonian Tropical Studies Institute.
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Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges

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An underwater photo of a school of jacks and a scuba diver
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Ocean Views Award Winners, 2011

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“In 2010, I became the first photographic artist to ever photograph lava from inside the surf. I waited five years for the conditions to be perfect for this type of shot. First, the lava had to cross the beach where most of the coast is a rugged cliff. T
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Ocean Views 2012 Contest Winners

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This bubblegum coral has a fanlike shape. It is growing 1,310 m (4,298 ft) deep on the Davidson Seamount.
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Bubblegum Coral

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