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Sanguisorba canadensis (Canadian Burnet)

Moon jellyfish, named for their translucent, moonlike circular bell. Moon jellies have a short, fine fringe (cilia) that sweeps food toward the mucous layer on the edge of the bell. Prey is stored in pouches until the oral arms pick it up and begin to digest it. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. — Moon jellyfish (Aurelia labiata)

Sea nettles hunt by trailing tentacles and mouth-arms covered in stinging cells which paralyze and capture prey, moving them to the mouth where they can be digested. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. — Sea nettles (Chrysaora fuscescens)

Sand dollars live below the average low water mark on top of or just beneath sandy or muddy surfaces. Spines on the somewhat flattened underside of the animal allow them to burrow or to slowly creep through the sand. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. — Sand dollars (Dendraster excentricus)

Nutria (Myocaster coypus) are an introduced semi-aquatic rodent species originally brought to Maryland for fur in the 1940s, but are since considered to be nuisance species, destroying large areas of marshland, particularly around the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. — Nutria (Myocaster coypus)

Aldrichetta forsteri (Yellow-eye Mullet)

Hyperlophus vittatus (Sandy Sprat)

Nutria (Myocaster coypus) are an introduced semi-aquatic rodent species originally brought to Maryland for fur in the 1940s, but are since considered to be nuisance species, destroying large areas of marshland, particularly around the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. — Nutria (Myocaster coypus)

Dynamite fishing threatens livelihoods and food security in Zanzibar and coastal Tanzania. — Unsustainable fishing practices

Death Valley has quite a variety of topography and geologic formations. — Mesquite Flat Dunes

Death Valley has quite a variety of topography and geologic formations. — Mesquite Flat Dunes

Both fisheries and seaweed farming are important livelihoods for local
communities. Therefore, it is critical to promote cooperation among
resource users, to reduce conflicts, and to establish guidelines for
participatory planning among seaweed farmers and fisherfolks. — Participatory water access planning for seaweed…

Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, Maryland — Lakes cove

Tourists beachside on the ocean-side beach of Assateague Island, Maryland — Assateague Island public beach

Tourists swimming and sitting beachside on the ocean-side beach of Assateague Island, Maryland — Assateague Island public beach

First annual release of the Maryland's Coastal Bays Report Card. These sensitive coastal lagoons received an overall grade of C+ for 2008. Scientists, the Maryland Coastal Bays Program, National Parks Service, state and local politicians, other dignitaries, and the general public gathered to hear the assessment which was based on water quality and other monitoring data and disseminated widely through various media. The Report Card was a collaboration between several entities, including the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, IAN, EcoCheck, and the Maryland Coastal Bays Program. — 2008 Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card

Big Island, Hawaii — Green sands beach

Big Island, Hawaii — Green sands beach

Big Island, Hawaii — Green sands beach

Habitat 2D: reef

Habitat 2D: sand and reef

Island: coves and sandy banks

Island: sandy barrier islands

River 3D: foothills and sandy riverbed