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Map showing the range of the eastern and western populations of Atlantic bluefin tuna and their spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Distribution Map

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spindles of magnified green algae
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A Cancer Fighter from the Sea

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A female (top left) and male Photerus annecohenae. Note that females are larger than males (sexual dimorphism) and that males have bigger eyes.
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A female and male Photerus annecohenae

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On coral reefs fish are important links in the food chain that sustains higher-order predators (including humans) and keeps everything in balance.
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Fish Get Risky Around Oil

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An isopod stands on top of a glass sponge, extending its legs to find zooplankton.
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Isopod in a Glass Home

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The whitish spots on this fish are individual parasitic trematode worms.
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Marine Parasites: Crazy…and Really Cool!

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Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) is a slow-growing and long-lived seagrass native to the Mediterranean.
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Bugs and Slugs: The Hidden Secret to Healthy Seagrasses

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A side-view of two skeleton shrimp.
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Skeleton Shrimp

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arrows represent water movement
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The Ekman Spiral

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This small sea star, little more than an inch across, is orange on top and whitish underneath.
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Little Sea Star

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Two killer whales.
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How Drones in the Sky Unlock Secrets of the Sea

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Many medicines were based on a chemical from the sea sponge Tectitethya crypta.
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Five Questions for Shirley Pomponi, Medical Sponge Hunter

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