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National Geographic's Ocean Now is a project to study the last healthy, undisturbed places in the ocean. Follow along as Dr. Enric Sala and the a team of scientists as they explore the pristine waters of their most recent destination: Cocos Island.

From the Blog

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Sylvia Earle's Blue World

Fresh from her dives at Cocos and Las Gemelas, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle appears tonight with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report, where she’ll discuss her new book, The World Is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean’s Are One. Read More

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A Message of Hope

We have returned to mainland Costa Rica, after three amazing weeks at Cocos Island and Las Gemelas seamounts. What have we learned? Read More

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The Pirate's Cove

Through the years, many visitors to Cocos Island have carved their names into large stones on the beach at Chatham Bay. Read More

Video

Four Men, 500 Hooks

Enric and the team leave Cocos in search of the biggest threat to our ocean.

Education

Classroom in the Deep

Pose questions to the crew and follow along on the journey from your school or home. Read More

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