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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

Top predators along the California coast are having a rough year. Recently starving...
May 2015
Large numbers of grey reef sharks were observed at Jarvis Island, an uninhabited Pacific island, during the 2010 Pacific RAMP expedition of the NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai.
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Reef Sharks Repelled by People

Reef sharks rarely get any love. These sharks, comprising several species, loiter...
April 2012
Freshly cut dorsal fin from a scalloped hammerhead shark held by fisherman with knife.
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Shark Finning: Sharks Turned Prey

Sharks have been feared hunters ever since people first observed them swimming in...
August 2013
The dwarf lantern shark sits in a human hand.
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5 Reasons to Revere, Not Fear, the Shark

Over the years, sharks have gotten a bad rap as bloodthirsty man-eaters. We...
September 2011
The robotic underwater glider Scarlet Knight crossed the  Atlantic over the course of several months in 2009.
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Underwater Robots Explore the Ocean

Glider Technology Now Used to Study Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico The first...
October 2010
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