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Atolla is a jellyfish common from midwater, about 500 meters deep
Atolla is a jellyfish common from midwater, about 500 meters deep?where there is still a small amount of sunlight, to depths of 4,500 meters?far below the limit of sunlight?s penetration. Where there is light, its red color looks black, making it hard to see. It also produces brilliant bioluminescence, possibly to frighten predators. (Photo by Larry Madin, WHOI)

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A North Atlantic Right whales dives in search of food near Grand Manan Island in the Bay of Fundy, CanadaNorth Atlantic Right Whalebasalt lavaA school of barracuda swims near a reef off Kimbe Island, Papua New Guinea, where WHOI biologist Simon Thorrold is working on a novel method using otoliths (fish ear bones) to track the movements of fish over their lifetimes.

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