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The brown coloration in the sea ice is caused by sea ice diatoms that attach to the ice using a secreted mucus. These sea ice diatoms are important for the Antarctic ecosystem. Aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer in the Gerlache Strait.

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Photo by Cara Pekarcik (PolarTREC 2016), Courtesy of ARCUS
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