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A school of bluefin tuna

The Great Pacific Migration

The Pacific bluefin tuna makes an impressive migration across the Pacific Ocean. Learn how this may impact our understanding of their population numbers.

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A dish of halibut

America’s ever-changing relationship with seafood

Wandering albatross soars over the ocean

Saving Albatross Lives with Bird Scaring Lines

Orange roughy and various marine species, bycatch, on the deck of a research trawler

Rough Going for Orange Roughy

Freshly cut dorsal fin from a scalloped hammerhead shark held by fisherman with knife.

Shark Finning: Sharks Turned Prey

a spear fisher with a speared tropical fish

Sustainable Fishing

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At Smithsonian Ocean, we have lesson plans, activities, and resources to help you engage your students in the wonders of our oceans.

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Fishing Articles

Convict surgeonfish are the roaming sheep of the reef but, instead of noshing on grass, they feed on algae.

Helpful Herbivores

A juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle emerges from the nest

Taking the Temperature of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

Madison Stewart, known to many simply as “shark girl,” is an inspiring young woman with a passion to protect the creatures most people fear: sharks. She’s been diving with sharks since the age of twelve. Here she is feeding a group of Caribbean reef

Shark Girl: Changing Shark Fear to Fascination

This queen parrotfish scrapes algae from Caribbean reefs with its parrot-like beak.

From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs

The Charles W. Morgan tallship

History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

An Atlantic wolffish hiding on Cashes Ledge off the New England coast.

Exploring a Unique Biodiversity Hotspot In the Gulf of Maine

Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) is a slow-growing and long-lived seagrass native to the Mediterranean.

Bugs and Slugs: The Hidden Secret to Healthy Seagrasses

A tornado of sardines swirls around diver and photographer Erwin Poliakoff in the Philippines.

Why the Littlest Fish Matter a Whole Lot

A female napoleon wrasse swims by a reef

An App Helps Scientists Combat Illegal Fish Trade

a woman's hands close a tin of sardines near a pile of empty cans

Nimble Fingers: the Women Behind Maine’s Canneries

Three fishermen sit on wooden stilts that are sticking out of the ocean as they fish.

Fishing for Food Security: Small-Scale Fisheries Are Key

A school of Atlantic bluefin tuna swimming.

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: One Species at a Time

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