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Meet the Coelacanth

Learn about the fish that was once thought to be extinct.

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Un pescador de una pesquería a pequeña escala de Honduras se embarca en una excursión de pesca.

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Medidas Inteligentes Rastrea las Presiones de Pesca

A blue parrotfish hides among coral.

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Tough Teeth and Parrotfish Poop

On coral reefs fish are important links in the food chain that sustains higher-order predators (including humans) and keeps everything in balance.

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Fish Get Risky Around Oil

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

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Why the Littlest Fish Matter a Whole Lot

A school of akule (Hawaiian for bigeye scad) explode into a camera's frame.

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Following the Akule

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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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Dispatches from the Gulf: Centers of Innovation

A large black grouper swims amidst coral.

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Protecting the Most Vulnerable Fish After an Oil Spill

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Revealing the Family Ties of Cusk-Eels

A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.

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A New Ocean Zone Described with the Help of a Submersible

An image of the face of a telescope fish with large pearly eyes.

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The Remarkable Telescopefish

King scallop in Lamlash Bay reserve

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A lesson learned twice: The Story of Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas

“On an afternoon dive, I spotted a small group of sweetlips in the current among a shoal of juvenile convict blennies. It took me some time to get close to the fish without spooking them. I took several frames but this one was my favorite because of the

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Ocean Fish Pictures

Smithsonian scientist who discovered new species in her laboratory

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Five Questions for Carole Baldwin

Thumbnail of a parrotfish with huge front teeth.

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Feeding Humphead Parrotfish

Red Pigfish and Blue Mao-Mao school at the edge of a cavern in New Zealand's Poor Knights Islands. Read photographer Brian Skerry's story behind this photo.

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Behind the Photo: The Primal Ocean

a blue larval fish with fanning spines

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Blackwater Divers Illuminate Sea Life at Night

Interfaz de usuario de la Fish App

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Hay una aplicación para eso: usando teléfonos para contribuir a una pesca sostenible