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blue mussel
Discover an undersea cluster of mussels and alvinocaridid shrimp found at NW Eifuku located near the Mariana Islands
biomonitoring; biosentinel
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
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Lion (panthera leo)
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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
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vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
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Discover an undersea cluster of mussels and alvinocaridid shrimp found at NW Eifuku located near the Mariana Islands
A cluster of mussels and shrimp found at NW Eifuku, an undersea volcano located near...
Video: Major funding for this expedition was provided by NOAA Ocean Exploration Program and NOAA Vents Program; video clips edited by Bill Chadwick, Oregon State University/NOAA

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blue mussel
Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis).
Andreas Trepte
biomonitoring; biosentinel
The investigation of biosentinels, living organisms that warn of the presence of...
Courtesy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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