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Trichodesmium thiebautii (light micrograph) Trichodesmium thiebautii is a cyanobacterium, or blue-green alga, that forms colonies of cells. In high concentrations, they create golden-brown surface mats, often referred to ?sea sawdust,? in the Gulf of Mexico. These large concentrations, called blooms, are sometimes associated with fish kills and can cause dermatitis or ?swimmer?s itch? when handled or contacted. When blooms die and decay, they can discolor the water pink to red. Toxin production by this species is being investigated. https://www.flickr.com/photos/myfwc/8678780050

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Ocean-fertilising bacteria work together to adapt to light levels

Trichodesmium, a kind of cyanobacterium that is vital to ocean ecosystems, forms colonies that work together and change shape to get the light and nutrients the microbe needs to grow

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5000 species not known elsewhere live in area set for deep-sea mining

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Common compostable plastic fails to break down after a year at sea

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Glass Mountains, situated in the north tip of the Chihuahuan Desert, as seen from Alpine, Texas. - Image ID: R97NY1 (RF)

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US desert grassland collapse is linked to changes in the Pacific Ocean

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A school of scalloped hammerhead sharks off Hawai?i Island

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Hammerhead sharks clamp their gills shut to stay warm on deep dives

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14,000 oil and gas wells remain unplugged in the Gulf of Mexico

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Long spined sea urchins underwater on seabed of the Caribbean sea

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Surprising culprit found that killed 95% of a sea urchin population

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Plankton are organisms drifting in oceans and seas. Zooplankton.

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Geoengineering the seas could be catastrophic for marine life

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Record-breaking sea temperatures set to bring supercharged storms

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Probiotics shield corals from deadly tissue loss disease

A bacterial treatment for coral stopped or slowed 68 per cent of infections with stony coral tissue loss disease in the lab, and it prevented the spread of the disease as well

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Can we counter climate change by dumping carbon in the ocean?

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51¶¯Âþs warn of 'alarming' rise in ocean microplastic pollution

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What is the UN high seas treaty and will it save the world’s oceans?

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Why are so many whales getting stranded on US beaches?

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