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Cyanobacteria
Synechococcus spp.,
Prochlorococcus spp.
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Common Murre
Uria aalge
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Blue Mussel
Mytilus trossulus
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Armhook Squid
Berryteuthis anonychus
sheet 1 of 6
Detritus
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Kelp
Desmarestia ligulata
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Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
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Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
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Harbor Porpoise
Phocoena phocoena
sheet 2 of 6
Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
Cyanea capillata
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Pacific Sand Lance
Ammodytes hexapterus
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Pacific Herring
Clupea pallasi
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Orca Whale
Orcinus orca
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Mottled Seastar
Evasterias troschelii
sheet 3 of 6
Pelagic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
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sheet 4 of 6
Red King Crab
Paralithodes camtschaticus
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Plate Limpet
Tectura scutum
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Phytoplankton: Dinoflagellates
Ceratium fusus,
Noctiluca scintillans
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Phytoplankton: Diatoms
Corethron spp.,
Chaetocerous debilis
Sockeye (Red) Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
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Zooplankton (permanent):
Copepod Neocalanus spp.
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Zooplankton (permanent):
Amphipod Hyperia spp.
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Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
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Steller Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatas
sheet 5 of 6
Zooplankton (permanent): Krill
Euphausia spp.
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Zooplankton (temporary):
Fish Larva
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Zooplankton (temporary):
Fish Eggs
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Zooplankton (temporary):
Crab Larva (zoea)
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Zooplankton (permanent):
Pteropod Limacina helicina
sheet 6 of 6
Zooplankton (temporary):
Polychaete Worm Larva
(trochophore)
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