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Colorful fish swim in blue water.

an adult and baby coelacanth specimens on display

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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An image of a cell phone displaying the Fish App.

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There’s an App for That: Using Phones to Help Make Fishing Sustainable

Cut of Atlantic Salmon on a Plate

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Love Salmon? Listen Up.

A photo of a sea toad specimen.

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A Sub and a Sea Toad

A photo of a swimming Protanguilla palau, the newly discovered genus and species of eel

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Scientists Call New Eel Species A Living Fossil

Home is where the hull is: Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with pesky creatures, such as barnacles, that “foul” ship hulls and boat propellers like this one.

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No Fouling Around

A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.

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Bioluminescence

Un pescador se sienta en su bote y sostiene una captura de langosta fresca

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The Blue Halo - Barbuda y más allá

a hairy frogfish with a dark background

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Anglerfish Lure Prey Throughout the Ocean

A sea toad from the deep waters off of Curacao.

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Collections from Curaçao

an adult and baby coelacanth specimens on display

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Coelacanth

Tagged Mahi Mahi swimming in clear water.

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Satellite Tagging Captive Mahi Mahi

a mola mola fish swims around in the deep sea

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Mola mola - The Ocean’s Gentle Giant