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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...

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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...

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Encounters with Bioluminescent Creatures

Scientists describe the amazing bioluminescent creatures they encounter as they...

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Scientists Catalog Life on the Island of Moorea

Welcome to Moorea, a tiny, isolated island in the middle of the vast Pacific....

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World Fisheries from Sea to Table

Worldwide, fisheries touch our lives in countless ways. If well maintained, they...

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Biodiversity in the Baltic Sea

In the spring of 2011, a research crew from Oceana spent two months in the...

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The Dragon of the Sea

Just like other seahorse species, male weedy sea dragons are the ones to get...

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Parrotfish in Mucus Cocoon

A parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) creates a mucus cocoon to protect it from...

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Sorting a Fish Station

Back at the lab, researchers sort the fish specimens they gathered in the field....

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Collecting Shallow-Water Specimens with the "Yabbie Pump"

The long silver tool shown here is a piece of traditional Australian fishing gear...

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How to Catch a Fish

After an introduction to the variety of current fishing methods, students learn...