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A thresher shark was killed after becoming stuck in a gillnet.
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What We’re Reading 10/6

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Participants in the challenge must first set a compass bearing in the direction they are headed to properly navigate underwater.
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SCUBAnauts Splitting The Sign

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Narwhals with their long unicorn-like tusks.
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Native Knowledge of the Narwhal

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This 1874 illustration of California gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) shows a group of individuals at the edge of their modern day range in the North Pacific Ocean, blocked from traveling further east into Arctic waters by thick ice barriers.
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In the Arctic, the Times, They Are a-Changin: You Can Pitch in to Understand How

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A light painted image of a hand-painted ceramic fish with light emitting from its mouth
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Using Light Painting to Teach Bioluminescence

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A square of interwoven sticks and cowrie shells
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Navigating the Waters with Micronesian Stick Charts

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Each year, thousands of local teachers join us for Smithsonian Teachers’ Night.
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Teacher's Night Logo

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A fish from a deep underwater expedition sits preserved on a bed of ice.
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Fish on Ice

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These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.
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Description of Smithsonian Field Stations

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Three gray fish swim in front of a large coral head.
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How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

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A female napoleon wrasse swims by a reef
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An App Helps Scientists Combat Illegal Fish Trade

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This whale is entangled in fishing gear. The inset shows how special fishing lines allow whales to escape such accidental entrapments.
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Fishing Gear Solutions

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