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The Truth About Corals and Sunscreen Smithsonian Ocean

WebThe first study indicating sunscreen causes bleaching in corals was published in 2008. Corals were taken from the environment and exposed to several store-bought sunscreen …

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How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

WebBut to sustain and scale up environmental successes often requires government support. The Ocean Portal has joined with Earthjustice to tell the stories of these efforts, so that …

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How You Can Help the Ocean Smithsonian Ocean

WebIn the yard: Use as little fertilizer as possible. Fertilizers (including manure) add nutrients to the soil and water that can be carried downstream when it rains. Extra nutrients can …

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Ocean Acidification Smithsonian Ocean

WebOcean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,” and for good reason: it's a significant and harmful consequence of excess carbon dioxide in the …

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Bacteria on Whale Skin Tell a Tale of Health and Sickness

WebThe abnormal whales hosted fewer of the healthy core bacteria ( Tenacibaculum and Psychrobater ), and we also found the potential disease-causing bacteria. While only …

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Coral Reefs and Corals Smithsonian Ocean

WebIn the so-called true stony corals, which compose most tropical reefs, each polyp sits in a cup made of calcium carbonate. Stony corals are the most important reef builders, but …

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A Healthy Coral Reef Smithsonian Ocean

WebA Healthy Coral Reef. (Laetitia Plaisance) Far away from the volcanic CO 2 seeps, a healthy coral reef flourishes with a diversity of coral species. Closer to the seeps where the water …

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Two Views of Coral Reefs: Thriving and Threatened

WebCompare the healthy coral on the left with the bleached coral on the right. Increased water temperatures caused the bleached coral to lose the microscopic algae that give the coral …

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Helpful Herbivores Smithsonian Ocean

WebBy protecting herbivores from intense fishing pressure, Hawai’i’s Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources is hoping to build reef resilience with …

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Ocean Life Smithsonian Ocean

WebFor some ocean creatures, creating light is a matter of life and death. Learn about how light is used in the ocean.

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Seabirds Smithsonian Ocean

WebAt Smithsonian Ocean, we have lesson plans, activities, and resources to help you engage your students in the wonders of our oceans.

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Penguin Health Equals Ocean Health Smithsonian Ocean

WebThe Global Penguin Society (GPS) is an international science-based conservation coalition created to foster the protection of the world’s penguin species. Currently GPS is working …

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Sea Sponges: Pharmacies of the Sea Smithsonian Ocean

WebAfter collecting a new species of sea sponge off of Elliot Key in 1945, Bergmann, an organic chemist, began the search for his true passion—new types of the fat molecules called …

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Five Questions With Alexis Temkin, Searching For Links Between

WebWe all know to avoid touching or eating oil (the fossil fuel variety that is). But after a coastal oil spill, avoiding oil can be difficult if you live near the sea or rely on it for protein or your …

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Red Tide: What is the algae species Karenia brevis

WebSome algae species, like the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis, color the ocean surface a deep red, inspiring the name “red tide.”. But not all red tides are red and not all of them even …

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Sustainable Fishing Smithsonian Ocean

WebAccording to the FAO, about 60 percent of the world’s fish stocks are fully fished, meaning they are right at the limit of sustainability, 33 percent are overfished, and about 7 percent …

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Milestones Smithsonian Ocean

WebThe Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history. With millions of gallons of oil spilled in the sea, the response effort was large and …

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Breaking Down the Myths and Misconceptions About the Gulf Oil …

WebOil that dissolves into or mixes with water can be broken down by bacteria—and, fortunately, the Gulf of Mexico is loaded with oil-eating bacteria. Between 560,000 and 1,400,000 …

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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds Smithsonian Ocean

WebA single acre of seagrass can support upwards of 40,000 fish and 50 million small invertebrates, and there are often tens to hundreds more animals in a seagrass bed …

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