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An image from a drone of Majuro island
Article

Mapping Out What’s Next for the Marshall Islands

For residents of the Marshall Islands, a system of over a thousand islands found on...
June 2018
Thumbnail of a schematic of an island, boat, and a Right Whale.
video

Ocean Optimism Video - Slow Down For Right Whales

Whaling, beginning in the 1600s, killed thousands of North Atlantic right whales...
Fri, 06/02/2017 - 07:25
A sunset over Boston Harbor.
Personal Perspectives

Signs of a Recovering Harbor

For more than two centuries, Boston Harbor has been a dumping ground. In 1773,...
July 2013
An underwater photo of Southern Bluefin Tuna swimming above a fish farm net.
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Tunas and Marlins Officially Classified as Threatened

Extinction is a real possibility for three species of tunas. That’s one of the...
July 2011
A dish of halibut
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America’s ever-changing relationship with seafood

A conversation with chef and author Barton Seaver In 1879, while fishing off the...
February 2018
A school of bluefin tuna
Article

The Great Pacific Migration of Bluefin Tuna

Shortly after their first birthday, Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)...
September 2017
Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
Article

Struggling to Survive, But with a Chance to Thrive

Progress for Eight Endangered Ocean Creatures From snails to whales,...
January 2017
North Atlantic right whales and ocean-going vessels often cross paths.
Article

Slow Down for Right Whales

Right whales in the North Atlantic are real city slickers. Rather than spend their...
November 2016
Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.

Bringing Back Tampa Bay’s Seagrass

Back in the 1970s, if any seagrass grew beneath the shallow waters of Tampa Bay,...
January 2017
The Ocean of Life by Callum Roberts, US cover

Five Questions for Callum Roberts, Author and Professor

Callum Roberts is a professor of marine conservation at the University of York...
July 2012
Orange roughy and various marine species, bycatch, on the deck of a research trawler

Rough Going for Orange Roughy

In the dark, cold waters 600 meters (nearly 2000 feet) below the ocean's surface,...
July 2011
A beach clean-up in Malaysia brings young people together to care for their coastline.
Article

How You Can Help the Ocean

The threats faced by our ocean planet may seem overwhelming. In the face of...
December 2009

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