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Bandon Beach, Oregon

Photo: Oxygen-starved dead zones in Bandon Beach, Oregon
Though the rugged islands and sea stacks of the Oregon coast are protected by federal statute, menacing signs have been appearing in the water in recent years, including several oxygen-starved dead zones.
Photograph by Tyrone Turner

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