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Two young visitors look into the coral reef aquarium at the Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall
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Young Visitors to the Sant Ocean Hall

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One ocean. More than 100 moored buoys gather data on the single, contiguous, body of water that encircles the globe.
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Buoy Collects Data on the Open Ocean

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Starfish from Prince William Sound, Alaska
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Ocean Treasure: Starfish on the Alaskan Coast

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A sea lion in the Sea of Cortez observes Auster as he observes reef fishes.
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Auster Diving with Sea Lion

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This colony of Lophelia pertusa was photographed from the Mingulay Reef Complex off Scotland in 2005.
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Lophelia pertusa Colony

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Gerardia, or gold coral, species often have a tree-like shape, as evident in this specimen.
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Gold Coral

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A brittle star clings to the branches of a deep sea coral
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Brittle Star Coral Mutualism

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Screenshot of video with close up of a copepod.
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Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World

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Can we use the sea as a source of fresh water?
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Can We Drink Our Salty Ocean?

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Ocean Portal Community Manager Maggy Benson on a sailboat
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Maggy Benson, Ocean Portal Community Manager

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