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A Honduran small-scale fisherman on a boat setting out to fish.
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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
A juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle emerges from the nest
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Taking the Temperature of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

The Kemp’s ridley is a “riddler” among sea turtles. Although the species was...
May 2014
An underwater photo of Southern Bluefin Tuna swimming above a fish farm net.
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Tunas and Marlins Officially Classified as Threatened

Extinction is a real possibility for three species of tunas. That’s one of the...
July 2011
A school of bluefin tuna
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The Great Pacific Migration of Bluefin Tuna

Shortly after their first birthday, Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)...
September 2017
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
Ruth Meadows examines specimens as part of her Teacher at Sea experience.  NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows sorts specimens aboard the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow as part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem (MAR-ECO) project.
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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
Map showing the range of the eastern and western populations of Atlantic bluefin tuna and their spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

Because of consumer demand for sashimi (a fresh raw seafood dish), the fishing...
September 2009
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