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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
This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.
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The Census of Marine Life

Did you know that over 17,000 species thrive in the deep sea where no light...
April 2018
Photograph of a bright yellow fish.
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Tagged Atlantic Cod

So far, researchers have developed DNA barcodes to accurately identify 4,600 of the...
Convict surgeonfish are the roaming sheep of the reef but, instead of noshing on grass, they feed on algae.
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Surgeonfish: Indicators of a Healthy Reef

Convict surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus) are the roaming sheep of the reef but,...
A school of Atlantic bluefin tuna swimming.
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: One Species at a Time

What is it like to be eyeball to eyeball with a fish the size of a Volkswagen? In...
Thu, 07/08/2010 - 18:57
A school of mahi mahi.

From Larvae to Adults – Finding Impacts of an Oil Spill on Mahi-Mahi

For a month during the summer of 2016, Lela Schlenker spent several hours in the...
April 2017
Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.

Struggling to Survive, But with a Chance to Thrive

Progress for Eight Endangered Ocean Creatures From snails to whales,...
January 2017
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative researchers collect samples from a Pensacola Beach with oil layers in the sand. They use genomics to track how the communities of microbes change as they digest different components of oil after a spill.

Three Ways You Can Use Genomics to Study Oil Spill Impacts

You’ve probably heard of genetics—you can now swab your mouth and use DNA to...
January 2016
A Barbudan fisherman with a fresh lobster catch!
Article

The Blue Halo – Barbuda and Beyond

Papa Joe, the oldest fisherman on the Caribbean island of Barbuda, remembers when...
August 2015
Map showing the range of the eastern and western populations of Atlantic bluefin tuna and their spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Distribution Map

This map is based on electronic tagging of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)...
an elephant seal with a tracker
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Citizens of the High Seas

In a world where land is partitioned into countries with defined borders, the ocean...
August 2019

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