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Northern elephant seals, like all marine mammals, are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection...

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Hawai'ian spiny lobster at Necker Island in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. To...

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A Laysan albatross at the Three Sisters at Pearl and Hermes Atoll in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine...

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The deep-water sea fan Plumarella pellucida at 150 meter (492 feet) depth in Georgetown Hole, off the...

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Several deep-water sea fans (Plumarella pellucida) were photographed with a basket star at 150 meters...

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Two species of brightly colored crinoids living upon a deep-sea black coral (Antipathes specie) near...

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Large colony of the deep-water coral Madracis myriaster at 150 meters (492 feet) in Roatan, Honduras....

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The brightly colored brisingid seastar Novodinia antillensis is fairly common near 500 meters (1,640...

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Deepwater grouper in Madracis myriaster coral at 150 meters (492 feet) depth in Roatan. In 2010 and...

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These photos of rarely seen deep-sea animals in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary were collected...

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These photos of rarely seen deep-sea animals in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary were collected...

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These photos of rarely seen deep-sea animals in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary were collected...

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These photos of rarely seen deep-sea animals in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary were collected...

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Did you know that, even though they live in the ocean all of the time, dolphins are mammals, not...

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Sharks have gotten a bad reputation as "man eaters," but the reality is that less than 100...

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Octopuses are boneless creatures. They are invertebrates with extremely flexible bodies that can...

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Three willetts along the beach in Monterey, California. World Ocean Day Photo Contest Submission by...

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Mirror reflection in Whittier, Alaska. World Ocean Day Photo Contest Submission by...

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