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Colorful fish swim in blue water.

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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

Are You An Educator?

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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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

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Fish Illustrations

a graphic depicting the various species of tuna

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The Big Tunas

Colorful fishes throng a reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

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Bizarre and Beautiful Coral Reef Animals

a trigger fish swims around a coral reef

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The Incredible Diversity of Fish: How Form Equals Function

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 woman stands holding a white tray that displays lionfish jewelry.

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When Life Gives You Lionfish…

A school of mahi mahi.

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From Larvae to Adults – Finding Impacts of an Oil Spill on Mahi-Mahi

A brown and white dragon moray eel with its mouth open.

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Surprising Results Upon Reexamining the Curious Jaw of the Moray Eel

Seafood vendor at historic Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington (USA). The market draws both shoppers and gawkers who come to watch the gregarious crew of fishmongers.

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World Fisheries from Sea to Table

measuring a fish

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Really Small Fry: Shifting Baselines in Marine Fish Stocks

Thumbnail of a parrotfish with huge front teeth.

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Feeding Humphead Parrotfish