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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can filter...

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An App Helps Scientists Combat Illegal Fish Trade

Relationships often begin with the locking of eyes. For Yvonne Sadovy, it was a...

Lesson Plan

Oyster Disease

Along the East Coast of the United States, two diseases can cause significant...

Lesson Plan

Head to Foot

The lesson begins with a broader introduction on new species discovered around...

Lesson Plan

Do You Know the Fish You're Eating

Students design and conduct research to discover firsthand what type of fish is...

Lesson Plan

Fish and Kids

A package containing lessons, worksheets, and activities to teach young students...

Lesson Plan

Game of Life

The goal of this game is to illustrate to the students what happens to a fish stock...

Lesson Plan

Net Results

Students will study and replicate a model of the factors affecting fisheries...

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Not Just Another Fuzzy Face

Who hasn’t grinned at the sight of a sea otter floating on its back while...

Personal Perspectives

Shipboard Life in the Antarctic

Strapped in to a harness on the back deck of a 230-foot research vessel off the...

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Unearthing History: Mary Anning's Hunt for Prehistoric Ocean Giants

You may not have realized it, but you’ve been acquainted with Mary Anning since...

Personal Perspectives

Spirals in Time: A Walk at the Seashore

When I set out to write a book about mollusks (called Spirals in Time), I wasn't...