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An adult and juvenile killer whale frolic in the water.

Personal Perspectives

Menopausal Moms: A Mammal Mystery

In honor of Mother's Day, the Citizens of the Sea blog salutes ocean-going mothers...

May 2011

Overfishing is leading to an abundance of less desirable species like jellyfish.

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Peanut Butter and Jellyfish

All over the world, people have been witnessing gigantic blooms of tens of...

November 2010

This copepod (Gaussia princeps) was collected deeper than 1000 meters in the Sargasso Sea by Census of Marine Zooplankton (CMarZ) researchers in April 2006.

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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...

May 2014