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A female napoleon wrasse swims by a reef
Article

An App Helps Scientists Combat Illegal Fish Trade

Relationships often begin with the locking of eyes. For Yvonne Sadovy, it was a...
September 2018
A Honduran small-scale fisherman on a boat setting out to fish.
Article

Clever Measures Track Fishing Pressures

Imagine taking a few measurements from a freshly caught fish and from that small...
August 2018
Fish swim underwater amidst mangrove roots at Bocas del Toro, Panama.
Article

On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...
July 2018
A green mahi-mahi fish underwater
Article

Fish Heart Out of Water

Under the lens of a microscope—in a shallow, glass well—spindly orbs pulse at...
June 2018
A green mahi-mahi fish underwater
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Up Close with a Mahi Mahi

Mahi-mahi (also known as the common dolphinfish or dorado) are some of the most...
Down below where the sunlight cannot penetrate, the ocean is a dark, cold and alien landscape. Can life really exist in such an extreme environment? NOAA Ocean Today Every Full Moon takes a look at the bizarre and remarkable creatures that persist in the d
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Creep into the Deep

Down below where the sunlight cannot penetrate, the ocean is a dark, cold and alien...
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 09:44
Thumbnail of man driving outboard on the ocean.
video

Ocean Optimism Video - Linking Communities to Fisheries Science

Fish populations all over the world are declining due to overfishing and marine...
Tue, 07/18/2017 - 16:50
A screenshot from the video showing a school of swimming fish.
video

Bite Size: Bull Shark Predation of Tarpon

Follow a journey with satellite tags placed on bull sharks and tarpon. Both of...
Wed, 12/16/2015 - 09:38
A screenshot from the video showing a bioluminescent seastar.
video

The Weird, Wonderful World of Bioluminescence

“It’s a little appreciated fact that most of the animals in our ocean make...
Wed, 04/18/2018 - 09:37
A screenshot from the video "Ideas for Change" showing white ocean illustrations.
video

Ideas for Change

"We too are sea creatures," entreats ocean explorer Sylvia Earle in this beautiful...
Fri, 06/07/2013 - 09:12
a deep-sea submersible
video

Submersible Collects Deep-Sea Corals

Come along as scientist Dr. Brendan Roark narrates a submersible dive to collect...
Fri, 08/12/2011 - 14:07
animation of scan of ocean floor
video

Science in a Time of Crisis: Searching for the Plume

Part 4 of a 6-part series describing Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's efforts...
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 15:28

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