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“This shark was cruising low along the reef known as Alcyone. Her left eye was glancing up toward other hammerheads when I took this shot from below.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Alan Studley.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D300; Tokin
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Ocean Views from Nature's Best Photos

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Three gray fish swim in front of a large coral head.
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How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

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Discovered in 2004 and named in 2009, Gersemia juliepackardae coral lives on seamounts in the northeast Pacific Ocean at depths of 500-2,000 m (1,640-6,562 ft).
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New Soft Coral

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Red and white riftia worms living in a deep-sea vent.
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Riftia Worms: One Species at a Time

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A comparison of an undisturbed Oculina coral reef and one that has been devastated by trawling.
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Undisturbed vs. Trawled Reef

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The robotic arm of the Jason, a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), collects several stalks of black coral from the seafloor.
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ROV Collects Black Corals

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Red coral necklaces in a display window. Harvesting deep-sea coral to produce jewelry like this threatens these ecosystems.
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Coral for Sale

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A species of sea cucumber from the Arctic discovered by Census of Marine Life researchers.
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Arctic Sea Cucumber

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Submarine pilot Bruce Brandt secures ARMS to the outside of the submersible Curasub so it can deploy ARMS on the seafloor.
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ARMS Deployment from a Submarine

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A red deep-sea fish specimen.
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A Fish that Looks Like a Whale

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A net used to trawl the ocean floor scooped up this large specimen of deep-sea coral.
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Coral Trapped in Trawler Net

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Microbes and Climate

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