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California Current Ecosystem LTER Images

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glowing blue shrimp-like organism
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Radiolaria under microscope
Researcher holds a pyrosome
Closeup of pyrosome
Plankton under microscope
Incubation tanks
Copepod under microscope
Plankton tows being pulled onboard
Jars containing bongo tow contents
CTD instrument on ship with sunset in background
Siphonophore under microscope
Deploying SeaSoar instrument on deck
A blue whale tale breaching the surface
CCE researchers test for sequestered carbon in the deep ocean.
graduate student examining water collectors aboard ship
map of coastal California ocean, with red and green nearshore, shading to blue and purple offshore

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