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Still image from: Lab Six: Marine Mammals (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Sea Mammals (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Sharks (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Sharks II (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Turtles (Spanish)

We look up at the underside of a hammerhead shark with its open mouth baring sharp teeth as it swims in teal water.

Lionfish swimming in the ocean surrounded by smaller fish and plants. Caption: Lionfish in the Atlantic are here to stay.

Salamander blends in with the sand in its underwater habitat.

Close up of head and shoulders of a manatee swimming under water. Caption: USGS

A bird floats underwater while a school of small fish swirl around it. A marlin approaches from below. Caption: and the frenzy intensifies as marlin compete

Sand dunes with sparse grass. Caption: Maritime forests are important for coastal resilience.

Cartoon of a bright yellow seahorse and a shark swimming in a brightly colored coral reef. Caption: You are so good at hiding in that colorful coral reef!

Closeup of microscopic green and blue organisms superimposed with a title card that reads, "Microscopic monsters."

Microscopic view of a green organism with long, tubular arms coming off a central body. Illustration of a ship next to it. Caption: Around these creatures are single-celled organisms.

Microscopic view of roughly oval shaped organisms. Caption: We've found what these stream insects feed on -- diatoms.

Magnified view of a very small animal with a segmented body and many legs. Caption: Only in a waterfall are there such creatures.

Magnified view of an orangish-red irregular shape. Caption: and seems to be feeding on microorganisms.

Microscopic view of spherical green objects. Caption: we call the process photosynthesis.

Irregularly shaped mostly transparent object as seen through a viewport in an out-of-focus structure. Caption: According to my key, it's called an amoeba.

Cross section of earth. Different layers of rock and soil have a jagged crack running down them. Caption: a complex and very ancient assemblage

Gas saturation scale showing CO2 and O2 percentage of saturation. Indicator is outside of normal range on the CO2 side. Caption: The CO2 reading is going off the scale.

Microscopic view of roughly oval shaped organisms surrounded by much smaller green spherical objects. Caption: I want to look closer at how they feed.

Still image from: Mission Unstoppable With Miranda Cosgrove: Tools, Teeth, and Tusks

Close up of a snail. Caption: The snail moves very smoothly, almost as if it were sliding.

Black and white image of a male statue holding Kraken's tentacle. A black and white illustration of a man being attacked by Kraken appears under the image. A brown book with gold foil lettering that reads, "The Toilers of the Sea" sits to the left of the image.

Still image from: Mossback's Northwest: Northwest Oystermania

Still image from: Mossback's Northwest: Seattle’s Complicated History With Orcas

Window into a large fish aquarium at the John G. Shedd Aquarium. Several different types of fish swim by, including 2 that are shiny silver, tall, and thin, and have squared-off foreheads.

Danni Washington listens to a man as they stand in a laboratory next to a shelf holding aquariums and equipment.

Microscopic imagery compares bacteria cells in neat rows on a sharklet surface versus clusters of bacteria cells on a standard surface starting to spread.

Bald man wearing a T-shirt on a boat in the sea looks over to the right.

Man wearing a light blue polo shirt working in a workshop with a wall stacked with surfboards behind him.

A photo depicts a shallow coastal region teaming with colonies of corals

A coastal region on the geographic map of West America is shown as the background. A region on the map of America is highlighted. Caption: Monterey Bay California. Latitude, 36.80 degrees North. Longitude, 122.00 degrees West. Average Rainfall, 480 millimeters. Sea Temperature, 11 to 15 degrees Celsius.

A large number of fishes are swimming in the deep sea. Caption: Deep Sea. Extent, 42% of the earth’s surface. Average depth, 4000 meters. Temperature range, minus 1.9 to 4 degrees Celsius.

Underwater view of tangles of nets floating stationary. Caption: nets cause extensive damage to the ecosystem

Aerial view of a populated island surrounded by bluish green water. Caption: Nouméa is the island's only real city

A decaying log on the ocean floor. Caption: The creature feasts on wood that has sunk.

A piece of coral with a hole in it, a spiral shell with a point, and a sponge. Caption: There are different tools for different "porpoises."

Illustration of three round particles. Pyrite Particles. Caption: These tiny pyrite particles can travel a long distance away

Three jellyfish of various sizes with ribbon-like and long, straight tentacles. Caption: Well, it appears one creature is a step ahead of us.

Close up of the upper half of a shrimp surrounded by plant life and nestled in some rocks. Caption: but each individual had its own unique voice.

Still image from: Nick News: Construction, Conservation, and Composition

Slide shows light and royal blue text on a navy background that reads, "Ocean Animals for Kids."

Close up of a sign for the Pacific Marine Mammal Center open daily 10am-4pm. Gravel parking lot and paved road with vehicles in the background. Caption: Welcome to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center

A person diving underwater.

Two person on a small motor boat move toward a bigger ship.

Person in scuba gear underwater. Caption: reminder to focus on the life he has yet to live

Head of a hippo emerging from muddy water. Caption: here to thrive during the rainy season.

A bat flying in the sky.

Salmon on the floor of a boat. Caption: MY FIRST CATCH, A BEAUTIFUL PINK SALMON.

An aerial view of a ship in the water.

An Octopus holding on to a bottle. Caption: Each arm has upto 200 suckers.

Beach at sunset with waves lapping on the shore. Caption: it nurtured life itself on this planet,

Rows of large frozen fish on the ground with people walking between the rows. Caption: Almost all the world's catch ends up here.

Mostly translucent animal with two wing-like structures and a tail. Caption: because from here down, creatures create their own.

School of small, silver fish. Caption: Creatures are on the move.

School of golden-yellow to pinkish speckled fish. Caption: we increase the health and quantity of fish populations,

Still image from: Overview: The Secret Islands of the Everglades

Still image from: Overview: What's Killing Florida's Corals?

Still image from: Overview: Why Are There 30 Million Horseshoe Crabs on This East Coast Beach?

Underwater view of penguins swimming in a tank below text that reads, "Columbus Zoo."

Two humpback whales swim in the deep waters. Caption: They were the most graceful things I've ever seen.

Animal on the ocean floor with branch like tangled limbs. Caption: All these zooplankton are food for larger animals in the ocean.

Horseshoe crab partially out of the water among debris and plants. Caption: On the highest tides, they drag themselves to shore

Cross section of water with a concentration of a substance in part of it. Caption: Blooms can also deplete oxygen from the water,

People in scuba gear placing and carrying metal cages at different places on the ocean floor. Caption: in various locations along the reef.

Still image from: Ranger Hamza's Eco Quest: Seals

A diagram illustrates that the sea shell habitats filters the water and protect the shoreline.

Fingers of land with inlets of water. A large flat bridge in the background. Caption: Ochlockonee Bay. (Sash) It feeds that huge marine estuary down there,

Large sea turtle swimming down towards the ocean floor. Caption: All this makes them great swimmers,

People in scuba gear above a coral reef holding a clipboard. Caption: tracking a coral killer.

Person holding a small crab. Caption: could wreak so much havoc in the marshes of Cape Cod?

Small red animal swimming in a tank. Caption: (male narrator) These tiny, red shrimp might be perfect pets.

Person's hand supporting a lobster underwater. Caption: (male) This animal is in the late stages of disease.

Fog rising off a lake. Caption: (narrator) The team watches a switch in progress on Swan's Island.

A beach. Caption: (Dabiri) we're very interested in how the ocean works.

Coral with a patch of color and the rest white. Caption: and it can kill multiple species of corals.

Small translucent speckled animal nestled on pebbles. Caption: but the Hawaiian bobtail squid is a master of disguise.

Oysters in the water. Caption: is to restore the oyster ecosystem.

People on the deck of a ship, working on various equipment. Caption: probing the oil and gas plumes beneath them.

Rocky shoreline with green algae coating some of the rocks. Caption: how the blooms affect fish stocks and oyster beds,

3D graphic of a bright yellow cylindrical object with fins underwater. Caption: Barth is studying low oxygen, or dead zones,

Green, rolling grasses. Caption: marshes like this one seem fated to shrink.

Three researchers in parkas with equipment on a sheet of ice. Caption: and a team are here to study algae,

Small turtle held in a person's hands. Caption: studies sea turtles that are programmed from birth

People gathered around two troughs filled with water. One person is reaching into the water and two others are handling a small object. Caption: studies mussels' role in their environment.

Microscopic view of bell-shaped organisms on a fine stalk. Caption: All protists share common characteristics.

Microscopic view of oval shaped organisms. Spanish captions.

An illustration of African penguins with the outline of Africa in the background. Caption: is undergoing a rapid and alarming decline. On screen text: Biodiversity news, Scientists save penguin chicks. African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus.

Still image from: SciShow Kids: 5 Reasons Why Dolphins Are Awesome

Still image from: SciShow Kids: All About Anglerfish

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Glowing Ocean Animals

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Let's Learn the Ocean Zones

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Narwhals--Unicorns of the Sea

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Super Sharks

Still image from: SciShow Kids: The Deepest Part of the Ocean

Still image from: SciShow Kids: The Outrageous Octopus

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Where Do Pearls Come From?

Still image from: SciShow: Brinicles--Icicles o' Death

Glowing electric blue jellyfish swim in a navy-blue environment.

Illustration of a coral reef with other sea life swimming above. Caption: A coral reef sparkles on the ocean floor.

Closeup of a sea lion's head. Caption: The future of this pup could depend on our learning

Sea otter swimming on its back. Caption: because of their specialized diet and fur --

People standing on the edge of a tide pool holding a large net. Caption: carefully navigate around the tide pools

Still image from: Sea Rescue: Double Jeopardy

Manatee in shallow water with people standing around it. Caption: It was a really neat thing to watch.

Heron standing on a rock on the edge of the water. Caption: and that's how they catch fish.

Manatee swimming. Caption: IT'S WAY TOO COLD FOR THIS SUBTROPICAL SPECIES.

Still image from: Sea Rescue: Something to Write Home About

We look down at the front half of a sea turtle as it swims in teal water.

A group of fish swimming together. Caption: of a submerged mountain forming enormous schools.

Irregular pinkish-brown shapes on a white background. Caption: you can actually really see that very fine cellular detail.

Illustration of a person standing on the shoreline next to a squid with a body larger than the person is tall. Caption: had just found a giant squid, and would I be interested?

Still image from: Short Takes With Naturalist Rudy Mancke: Calcite Crystals

Still image from: Short Takes With Naturalist Rudy Mancke: Snapping Turtle Skull

Oil drilling platforms in the ocean with many ships in the water around them. Caption: but they can make money because of our energy policy.

Person holding a starfish and pointing to one of the arms. Caption: It was clear something was in the water,

Squid with a white body speckled in reddish brown. The color of the head matches the color of the speckles on the body. Caption: His brain has total control over what his skin is doing.

Three beluga whales swimming under water. Caption: Their flippers are used for steering,

An orange starfish and orange anemone. Caption: the battle and the anemone rises to defend itself.

Sea turtle diving around coral. Caption: they are important havens of biodiversity…

Still image from: Super Animals: Super Sharks

Still image from: Super Animals: Underwater Wonders

Coral with an inset magnification showing overlapping small red dots. Caption: The color of the coral reflects millions of tiny algae

Coral of various shapes and a range of colors. Caption: and these are the corals we call "super corals."

Person swimming over a coral reef in shallow water. Caption: of biology that exists on the coral reef.

Coastal bay with a docked boat. Caption: The New Zealand people have a strong connection to the sea,

A bright yellow fish with white stripes. Caption: to probe for worms, crabs and other hidden prey.

Grocery store produce department with stacks of different fruit. Caption: Many fruits are better for us than candy and cookies.

Aerial view of a building surrounded by a body of water in the middle of a large city. Caption: (Scott) Here at the National Aquarium in Baltimore,

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2107)

Coral with branching limbs growing from the sea floor. Caption: Soft coral don't form large, rocklike reefs.

Crab with red legs and a darker body. Caption: Most of the year, the red crabs live in their burrows inland.

A pencil sketch of a fish with wing like fins, and a tail. On screen text, Jenny Hanivers. Caption: and became known as Jenny Hannivers,

The skull of the bottleneck dolphins is displayed on a table. Caption: Bottlenose dolphins have echolocation as well,

Illustration of a fish with long, pointed fins. Cartilaginous Fish (thresher shark). Caption: those with skeletons of cartilage --

A large ship floating in the water. Caption: The new ship is built by a shipyard in Washington,

Yellow bins of large fish. Caption: (male narrator) These are Atlantic cod,

A small crustacean with a narrow body and long tendrils. Caption: How much do we know about it?

A large orange fish swimming in a reef. Caption: making sure that he is well groomed and ready.

A gray whale is surfing in the ocean. Caption: It is here that they begin and end the longest migration.

Two sea mammals swimming side by side. Caption: Her newborn calf sleeps snugly by her side.

Cartoon of a person wearing a shark fin strapped to their back looking at themselves in the mirror.

Cartoon of a small, shrimp-like animal among a school of others. Caption: Pardon me, I'm a krill. We eat plankton!

People inside the magic school bus with a giant fish opening its mouth to swallow them visible through the window outside. Caption: And what eats little fish, like anchovies?

Students from the magic school bus underwater as mussels. Caption: (Ms. Frizzle) Now that you're mussels, act like mussels.

Student from the magic school bus underwater in scuba gear. Caption: Now let's clean up this place.

A glimpse of sunlight from under the deep waters. Caption: is the furthest that sunlight can penetrate the ocean.

Blonde boy wearing an Aquarium Encounters T-shirt speaks to a girl turned toward him as they stand near a table that holds two large mason jars and a fishbowl.

Blonde boy wearing an Aquarium Encounters T-shirt speaks to a girl turned toward him as they stand near a table that holds two large mason jars and a fishbowl.

Two boys walking through a sun-dappled Florida forest trail surrounded by trees, grasses, and palms.

Bright, sunny view from an observation deck onto the landscape of grasses and shrubs under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Boy looks at us with enthusiasm while sitting in a green forest next to moss-covered rocks. His backpack lies on the ground next to him.

Girl crouches slightly while walking through a dark, rocky cave.

Girl smiles and poses, pointing toward the sign posted behind her, which reads, "John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park," and features paintings of turtles, fish, and coral.

Girl smiles and poses, pointing toward the sign posted behind her, which reads, "John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park," and features paintings of turtles, fish, and coral.

Painted wooden sign for John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, depicting colorful corals, a brown sea turtle, and a school of blue and yellow fish.

Painted wooden sign for John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, depicting colorful corals, a brown sea turtle, and a school of blue and yellow fish.

Underwater photo of a manatee poking its nose up to the surface of the water. A cartoon illustration of a manatee surrounded by small red hearts is overlaid at the edge of the frame.

Underwater photo of a manatee near the sunny surface of the water. A cartoon illustration of a manatee surrounded by small red hearts is overlaid at the edge of the frame.

Cast-iron skillet on a wooden surface with a digital illustration of a brownish-green fish.

Cast-iron skillet on a wooden surface with a digital illustration of a brownish-green fish.

Children swimming in a spring up to their shoulders. The girl wears pink goggles pushed up on her forehead and a snorkel, and the boy holds an orange action camera.

Children swimming in a spring up to their shoulders. The girl wears pink goggles pushed up on her forehead and a snorkel and smiles at the boy, who talks to us while holding an orange action camera.

Shallow tub of water holding a few dozen round white discs with small pieces of coral on top of them.

Boy smiles and a girl shakes hands with a bearded man who stands near a table full of tiny circular concrete molds. Behind them, two staffers wearing Mote Marine Laboratory shirts work at the sinks.

Line of horseshoe crabs on the sea floor. Caption: where thousands come ashore during the full moon

Line of horseshoe crabs on the beach. Caption: Horseshoe crabs are super helpful.

A sand covered horseshoe crab. Caption: ARTHROPODS That means they have an exoskeleton,

Two people walking past a large group of horseshoe crabs. Caption: (woman) We really do have a crab line tonight.

A woman walking on a board walk. Caption: I am a research scientist by trade.

Sea turtle grazing on the ocean floor. Caption: in the waters off the west coast of Florida.

A Basking Shark with its mouth wide open. Caption: They are the second largest shark in the ocean--

Painting of a squid. Caption: What's happening--the whale's trying to eat the squid.

Group of seals on a beach, one looking up. Caption: Females actually return year after year

A walrus poking its head out of ice water. Caption: (female) It's neat to see something so big, so caring.

Very close up view of microplastics. Caption: Microplastics that as less than five millimeters long--

Artwork of a bird and fish. Caption: animals often mistake plastic debris for food and eat it.

Artwork of plastic water bottle, trash bags, straws, and plastic bag. Caption: We find plastic everywhere,

Five people picking up trash. Caption: and participate in shoreline cleanups.

A net floating in water tangled in plastic. Caption: We call that derelict fishing gear,

A man standing next to a large skeleton of a sea creature. Spanish Caption: Ese fascinante animal

A group of people attending to a turtle. Spanish Caption: tomamos en cuenta la captura y recaptura,

A school of small fish swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: Luego, cuando llegan a su madurez vuelvan a Japon,

A raod near the sea shore. Spanish Caption: y manejmos por toda la costa de Mexico

A turtle swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: Tenemos las flotas de palangreros internacionales,

A turtle swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: Cuando ellos, hicimos monitoreo en Lopez,

A turtle and a school of small fish swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: O sea, no hay bases tecnicas ni biologicas

A device mounted on a turtle swimming in sea. Spanish Caption: y meintras empecemos a hacer contactos con pescadores

Closely spaced plants growing toward the water's surface. Caption: They grow in dense groupings, much like a forest on land.

Closeup of a woman with brown hair in a low braid wearing a black shirt standing on a sandy beach with a wooden ramp and ocean waves crashing behind her.

White background with gray grid lines. Title text in teal reads, "The electromagnetic spectrum." Underneath is a black line with waves getting tighter to the right, and a rainbow called, "visible light," highlighting a small portion of the line.

Blue sea anemones with a small orange fish inside it. Caption: Other animals use anemone venom for defense in less subtle ways.

White fish with black spots and yellow and black fins swims near the ocean floor. Caption: It can be found in the Pacific and Indian oceans.

Face of a brownish-green animal peeks out of a hollow rock. Caption: I think we can all agree that's one weird animal.

Roughly diamond shaped animal with fins in the front swims underwater. Manta Ray. Caption: They're the largest ray in the ocean,

Tubular spiny animal in various colors. Caption: There are thousands of different species.

Illustration of a whale swimming underwater. Music note.

Small fish swimming in the water. Spanish captions.