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Screenshot from video showing a close-up image of a plankton.
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The Secret Life of Plankton

Imagine if a fish at the market could tell you where it came from; what would it...
Fri, 08/25/2017 - 10:13
an old sketch of the boat in the harbor
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Deep-Sea Research 100 Years Ago on the US Fisheries Steamer Albatross

The US Fish Commission Steamer Albatross (1882-1921) sailed approximately one...
Thu, 09/15/2011 - 14:13
a siphonophore
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Encounters with Bioluminescent Creatures

Scientists describe the amazing bioluminescent creatures they encounter as they...
Thu, 04/29/2010 - 10:23
Photograph of the underside of a gelatinous octopus with a bright yellow bioluminescent ring around her mouth.
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Bioluminescent Animals Photo Gallery

Bioluminescence is one of the more captivating adaptations that have evolved in...
Thu, 08/18/2011 - 16:24
Phoenix the right whale diving in North Atlantic.
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A Tale of a Right Whale

Suspended at the center of the Sant Ocean Hall is a life-size model of a North...
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 15:58
A clown fish peeking out from its anemone home
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Peeking from the Anemone

The clownfish peeking from this anemone had to earn his place among the stinging...
A researcher takes notes at the site of an ancient shipwreck recently discovered in Mazotas, Cyprus. The ship went down in the 4th century B.C. loaded with expensive and sought-after wine from Greece.
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Cyprus Shipwreck Discovery

This over 2,000-year-old shipwreck in Mazotas, Cyprus, was discovered in 2007. The...
Illustrations of fish and crab from New Guinea
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New Guinea Fish and Crab

The waters of New Guinea teemed with exotic fishes and crabs, which were faithfully...
Pirate William Dampier's shipboard artist carefully recorded the species that Dampier found new and unusual.
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Australian Fish and Cuttlefish

Dampier was not able to collect specimens of fishes and other ocean life. But he...
Fish spears and traps placed in rivers are traditional ways of catching salmon.
Photo

Catching Salmon

Fish spears and fish weirs—fish traps placed in rivers—are traditional ways of...
A drawing of Phoenix from the North Atlantic Right Whale Catalog documents her callosity pattern and other identifying marks.
Photo

Who’s That Whale?

A drawing of Phoenix from the Right Whale Catalog documents her callosity pattern...
Home is where the hull is: Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with pesky creatures, such as barnacles, that “foul” ship hulls and boat propellers like this one.
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No Fouling Around

Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with the pesky creatures...
December 2010

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