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fish, shrimp, and an octopus displayed in a tub of ice
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Seafood at the Market

A diverse array of seafood at a seafood market. ...
Photo of totoaba swim bladders in market
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Totoaba Swim Bladders

Totoaba is so profitable that it is known as the “cocaine of the sea.” Their...
Two fishers in a canoe fishing
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Two Fishers Fishing

Two small-scale fishers from Honduras on a fishing trip targeting reef fish on a...
a yellowtail snapper is hooked by a fisherman
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Hooked

A fisher from the Utila Cays small-scale fishery in Honduras hooks a yellowtail...
Two young women with seafood on a tarp
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Indonesia Fish Market

Many of the fish species people rely on to make a living live among the mangrove...
Sabrina Taylor, a wildlife biologist at Louisiana State University and lead scientist for the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, releases a seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus) in the Louisiana marsh.
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Sabrina Taylor Releases a Sparrow

Sabrina Taylor, a wildlife biologist at Louisiana State University and lead...
Guitarfish, rays, and other bycatch are tossed from a shrimp boat in La Paz, Mexico in 2006.
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Bycatch Raining Down From Above

Guitarfish, rays, and other bycatch are tossed from a shrimp boat in La Paz, Mexico...
Hagfish Slime Thread
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Spin Hagfish Slime into Silk

Believe it or not, this unraveling thread is from hagfish slime. Hagfish are...
Fireworm Setae
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Fireworm Bristles

No, this isn't a bundle of paintbrushes: you're looking at a fireworm...
Tiny sponge spicules.
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Sparkling Sponge Spicules

These sparkling sponge spicules are microscopic needle-like structures that many...
Sunset over a fishing net.
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Technology and Sea Turtles

Sea turtles may have survived the planetary changes that killed the dinosaurs, but...
A longshoreman standing in front of a large pile of oyster shells on waterfront pier in Atlantic City in 1910.
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Counting Mountains of Oysters

A longshoreman stands in front of a large pile of oyster shells on waterfront pier...

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