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Fish swim around the wreck of the HMT Bedfordshire, an Arctic fishing trawler that was converted into an anti-submarine warship during World War II, and sunk off the coast of North Carolina.

Personal Perspectives

Underwater WWII Wrecks – Pollution or Cultural Heritage?

2012 marked the 70th anniversary of a series of World War II battles in the Pacific...

January 2013

A scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica.

Personal Perspectives

Do Sharks Smell in Stereo?

Animals, on land and in the ocean, live in a 3-D world, and they depend on their...

November 2010

A coral has just spawned. Each of the hundreds of polyps releases a small pink bundle of sperm and eggs.

Personal Perspectives

A Tale of Sex and Stress in the Ocean

Welcome to Citizens of the Sea, a new blog series where ocean life comes to life....

October 2010