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

A school of mahi mahi.

Struggling to Survive, But with a Chance to Thrive

Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.

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

King scallop in Lamlash Bay reserve

Three Ways You Can Use Genomics to Study Oil Spill Impacts

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative researchers collect samples from a Pensacola Beach with oil layers in the sand. They use genomics to track how the communities of microbes change as they digest different components of oil after a spill.

Scientists Call New Eel Species A Living Fossil

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