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aerial shot of North Atlantic right whale and calf
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NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center/Lisa Conger and Elizabeth Josephson
North Atlantic right whale mother and calf as seen from a research drone called a hexacopter

Whale-saving cargo ship speed tracking program heads east

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Anchors Aweigh
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Beachgoers enjoy the shoreline at Rio Del Mar, Santa Cruz County
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Charles Lester
Beachgoers enjoy the shoreline in front of coastal development at Rio Del Mar, Santa Cruz County. A seawall protects the first row of houses from the rising sea.

Seaweed Solutions

Gauging Groundwater

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A variety of reef fishes swim among the staghorn coral in Mo’orea, French Polynesia as a researcher swims overhead.

Crunching on Coral