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A screenshot from video of a lobster.
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A Rainbow of Colorful Lobsters

Most lobsters are a mottled brown color, but sometimes you can see a strange orange...
Wed, 09/02/2015 - 09:41
Screenshot from video with the face of a great white shark swimming at the screen.
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Are Sharks Scary?

What is scarier: sharks or extinction? This video from Save Our Seas puts whether...
Fri, 12/18/2009 - 14:20
measuring a fish
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Really Small Fry: Shifting Baselines in Marine Fish Stocks

A public service announcement uses a dramatic example to emphasize that ocean fish...
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 12:06
Seafood vendor at historic Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington (USA). The market draws both shoppers and gawkers who come to watch the gregarious crew of fishmongers.
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World Fisheries from Sea to Table

Worldwide, fisheries touch our lives in countless ways. If well maintained, they...
Thu, 11/18/2010 - 14:49
Millions of sharks are caught each year for their dorsal fins, which are prized for shark fin soup. Top predators like sharks are important to maintaining biodiversity, and their removal can have ripple effects through an ecosystem.
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Finned Sharks in South Africa

Millions of sharks are caught each year for their dorsal fins, which are prized for...
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