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Turtle tagging project is helping protect leatherback migratory routes

Conservationists in Panama's Pearl Islands are fitting leatherback turtles with satellite tags, helping scientists understand and protect their migratory routes

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Pacific leatherback turtle and school of fish

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Californian orcas used specialised tactics for hunting whale calves

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Damaged coral reefs can recover quickly after restoration work

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Damaged coral reefs can recover quickly after restoration work

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Orca seen hunting great white shark in first recorded solo kill

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Adult female Calanus with food in the gut

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Sinking plankton poo could help store more carbon in the ocean

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Strange animals called pyrosomes are thriving as the Pacific heats up

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Thousands of humpback whales starved to death after marine heatwave

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Underwater photo competition showcases stunning images of marine life

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Orcas trapped in the ice

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Orca pod disappears after being trapped in drifting ice off Japan

A group of more than a dozen orcas has disappeared after being trapped in freezing Japanese waters for about a day – it isn’t known if they escaped or have died

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Newborn great white shark possibly seen in the wild for the first time

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Four new octopus species discovered by deep-sea submersible

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2ENH3G9 The latest born West African manatee, left, meets visitors for the first time at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. The latest-born West African manatee at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, who is the first born female manatee in China, meet visitors for the first time two months after her birth in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. During the meeting, the manatee chooses her name as Feifei, and interact with present visitors. (Photo by Chen Jimin - Imaginechina/Sipa USA)

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Are there really freshwater manatees thriving deep within West Africa?

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A great white shark cruising through Australian waters

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Sharks can be deterred from beaches by catching and releasing them

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