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Clever Measures Track Fishing Pressures
Imagine taking a few measurements from a freshly caught fish and from that small...
August 2018
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The Evolution of a Reef Aquarium
In the late 1970s, Walter Adey, a paleobiologist and coral reef researcher at the...
October 2017
Personal Perspectives
Deep-sea octocorals: An ecosystem of their own
The deep-sea is a vast part of the world’s ocean. Even today, it often surprises...
October 2017
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Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor
Until very recently oceanography was a field dominated by men. A seafaring career,...
July 2016
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Aquaculture Comes Full Circle
Until recently we were farmers on land and hunter-gatherers at sea, but how we get...
September 2015
Personal Perspectives
Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans
If you are a bird watcher you have probably heard of the Christmas Bird Count. The...
June 2014
Personal Perspectives
Live from the Field: Bali, Indonesia
It’s not everyday that I get to collect and gather data right alongside our...
June 2012
Personal Perspectives
Back to School, Ocean Portal Style
At the Ocean Portal, we love the back-to-school season. There’s excitement in the...
September 2010
Personal Perspectives
Amy Baco-Taylor: Passionate about Deep-Sea Corals
Two events made me passionate about deep-sea corals. One was my first submarine...
July 2011
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Scientists Work to Predict and Prevent Algae Blooms
Algae, like all organisms, normally grow in balance with their ecosystems, limited...
July 2011
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NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows
In 2009, Ruth Meadows, a science teacher from Opelika Middle School in Opelika, AL...
March 2010
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How You Can Help the Ocean
The threats faced by our ocean planet may seem overwhelming. In the face of...
December 2009