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Personal Perspectives
From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs
Reef biologists over a certain age are haunted by memories of what glorious places...
July 2014

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Signs of a Recovering Harbor
For more than two centuries, Boston Harbor has been a dumping ground. In 1773,...
July 2013

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Reflections on the Successful Search for the Giant Squid
I have been at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History since...
January 2013

Personal Perspectives
Educational Uses of Gyotaku or Fish Printing
Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese art that began over 100 years ago as a...
July 2011

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What Lives in the Gulf of Mexico? Exploring Marine Collections on Google Earth
When he was 10 years old, Stephen Cairns lived in Cuba where he kept a collection...
May 2011

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Teens Making a Difference in Your Community
Over the past year I have been working for an organization called Coastal America...
April 2011

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Listening for Clues About Sonar’s Effects on Marine Mammals
Many animals depend on their eyes to navigate, find food, locate mates, and for...
January 2011

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Seafood for Thought
Sunday, November 21 marks World Fisheries Day, an annual occasion observed in many...
November 2010

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Back to School, Ocean Portal Style
At the Ocean Portal, we love the back-to-school season. There’s excitement in the...
September 2010

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A Current Event in the Classroom: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Sometimes, a tragic event can become a powerful teaching opportunity. The Deepwater...
May 2010

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Five Questions with Nancy Rabalais, Tracking Dead Zones In the Gulf
The Gulf of Mexico is known for one of the world's largest “dead zones"—areas...
March 2015