Personal Perspectives

Unearthing Information About Invasives From the Bottom of a Cargo Ship

I am once again leaving my familiar world behind and descending into the abyss...

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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...

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Watching for Fish in the Puffin's Beak

In recent years, I have taken to watching flying fish along the Maine coast. Not...

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Portraits of Planet Ocean – Behind The Photographs

As an assignment photographer, I sometimes feel as though I am living in a vacuum,...

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Field Notes from the East African Coast

We began this journey three months ago, a team of scientists and filmmakers...

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Behind the Photo: The Primal Ocean

A few years ago, I was in New Zealand photographing a story about the value of...

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Whale fossils on the mainland, and into a CT scanner

After a few long days of hard work on the island, we were finally able to excavate...

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On Biodiversity: Understanding its Meaning and Importance

The ocean is home to a phenomenal diversity of marine organisms. They have evolved...

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Make Me Care About: Phragmites

This week at the Smithsonian Ocean Portal we embark on an experiment we're calling...

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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...

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Five Questions with Russ Hopcroft, Zooplankton Whiz

Now that the Census of Marine Life is over, we’re checking in with some of its...