# Washed Ashore - Google Fusion Tables

Sculpture: Parrot Fish
Location: 38.929996, -77.054647
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Copy: Smithsonian scientists study reefs to better understand what is threatening them—like overfishing of parrotfish—and how to protect and preserve coral diversity and marine environments.
Sponsor: Sponsored by Nixon Peabody LLP

Sculpture: Fish Bite Fish
Location: 38.929497, -77.046753
Picture:
Copy: Overfishing, climate change, and pollution threaten many marine species today. We can choose to be better ocean stewards now to protect those species: Their future is in our hands.
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Sculpture: Yellow Jelly
Location: 38.930423, -77.054331
Picture:
Copy: For our scientists, jellies and corals don't mix despite their kinship. While researchers are collecting sperm during a coral spawn, they have to watch out for the nasty sting from the corals' jellyfish cousins!
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Sculpture: Flip Flop Fish
Location: 38.931427, -77.052637
Picture:
Copy: Overfishing, climate change, and pollution threaten many marine species today. We can choose to be better ocean stewards now to protect those species: Their future is in our hands.
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Sculpture: Giant Sea Jelly
Location: 38.927429, -77.045649
Picture:
Copy: For our scientists, jellies and corals don't mix despite their kinship. While researchers are collecting sperm during a coral spawn, they have to watch out for the nasty sting from the corals' jellyfish cousins!
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Sculpture: Orange Anemone
Location: 38.930557, -77.054146
Picture:
Copy: From the tiniest fish to our staff who are building the world’s only coral sperm bank, each of us protects living reefs. Corals need us all working together to survive.
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Sculpture: Tufted Puffin
Location: 38.931661, -77.052127
Picture:
Copy: Historical collections help today's scientists understand the impact of human activities. Some species, like puffins, are still found in their native ranges, but others have disappeared because of habitat loss, climate change, and other threats.
Sponsor: Sponsored by Bandon Dunes Golf Course

Sculpture: Freedom Sea Star
Location: 38.930872, -77.049723
Picture:
Copy: Our scientists work to protect corals and to preserve their diversity as ocean environments change. Who would’ve thought that these scientists have an important ally in a species with such a bad reputation?
Sponsor: Sponsored by Change Happens

Sculpture: Blue Marlin
Location: 38.930336, -77.054068
Picture:
Copy: Climate change may affect the distribution of countless species. For species like blue marlin, rising sea temperatures may mean less habitat and could increase their risk from overfishing.
Sponsor: Sponsored by Covanta

Sculpture: Chompers the Shark
Location: 38.931393, -77.051079
Picture:
Copy: Sharks are top predators, but they are not invincible. Abandoned fishing gear and unsustainable fishing practices, like the sharkfin industry, can take down even these most skillful hunters and threaten populations worldwide.
Sponsor: Sponsored by MGM National Harbor

Sculpture: Whale Bone Rib Cage
Location: 38.931460, -77.052716
Picture:
Copy: Saving whales and other marinelife does not require giant efforts. Simply throw trash where it belongs instead of risking that it'll end up in the sea.
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Sculpture: Rockhopper Penguin
Location: 38.931318, -77.051019
Picture:
Copy: Our staff have responded to various disasters—natural and man-made—including the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. We are committed to and actively working on the conservation of species like penguins that are threatened by human activity.
Sponsor: Sponsored by SunTrust Foundation

Sculpture: Sunset Beach Mural
Location: 38.927707, -77.046858
Picture:
Copy: On remote beaches, marine debris still has an impact. Staff at the Smithsonian Marine Research Station, on a small island off Belize, have seen forks, spoons, bags, bottles, and other waste wash ashore. Keep beaches beautiful—here and far—by properly recycling and disposing waste.
Sponsor: Sponsored by Sodexo

Sculpture: Seemore Sea Lion Pup
Location: 38.929905, -77.048497
Picture:
Copy: Our scientists study sea lions to understand how climate change—and warmer oceans—will change their behavior. Will warmer waters make it difficult for them to survive?
Sponsor: Sponsored by the Norman F. Sprague Foundation

Sculpture: Giant Pacific Octopus
Location: 38.928658, -77.047401
Picture:
Copy: Smithsonian scientists are exploring genetic change as part of a massive genomic research program. Species that can edit their genes provide a rich opportunity for scientists trying to understand how different animals adapt to the changing world. Such differences could mean survival—or extinction.
Sponsor: Sponsored by Custom Ink

Sculpture: Lidia Northern Fur Seal
Location: 38.929652, -77.047927
Picture:
Copy: Smithsonian scientists today continue to monitor species populations and use data to inform policy and wildlife management. Our efforts to save species from extinction depend on our enduring research programs and visitors who support our work.
Sponsor: Sponsored by Joseph Regenstein III

Sculpture: Coral Reef Location: 38.928181, -77.048335 Picture: Copy: See living corals, learn more about them, and find out about our science and conservation programs at the Coral Lab here in the Amazonia Science Gallery. Sponsor: