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Changing Seas
Saving Florida’s Starving Manatees
Florida’s iconic sea cows are dying in record numbers. Years of declining seagrass beds have eliminated one of the gentle giants’ primary food sources. Now wildlife managers have taken the unprecedented step of feeding the animals, while scientists are in a race against time to restore the lost seagrass.
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Scientists study tarpon, bonefish and permit to better understand their behaviors.
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Modern technology is making it possible to correlate dolphin sounds and behavior.
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Scientists experimant to see if giant manta rays are impacted negatively by microplastics.
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Changes to the ocean environment affect the way carbon is cycled through the seas.
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Lake Okeechobee, once the blue heart of Florida, now has putrid mats of blue green algae.
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Visit the remote Pacific, the islands of Maug - a natural laboratory for scientists.
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Some scientists are suggesting that ctenophores are the oldest sea animals.