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Interesting marine and robotic educational facts

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Wrasse in Pittwater NSW

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Cleaner Wrasse Fish from underseaROV on Vimeo.

[/x_video_embed][cs_text]Small cleaner wrasse hanging around a wharf in Pittwater. Video taken with stock BlueROV2 using HD USB low-light camera in bright sunlight (no lights).[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]

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Sofi the Robotic Fish from MIT

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Giant Sea Squirt from Twofold Bay

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