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A female napoleon wrasse swims by a reef
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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 screenshot from the video "Ideas for Change" showing white ocean illustrations.
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Ideas for Change

"We too are sea creatures," entreats ocean explorer Sylvia Earle in this beautiful...
Fri, 06/07/2013 - 09:12
A yellow moray eel inside of a sea sponge in the waters off of Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand
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Moray Waits for a Meal

A yellow moray eel, Gymnothorax prasinus, inside of a sea sponge in the waters off...
Illustrations of fish and crab from New Guinea
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New Guinea Fish and Crab

The waters of New Guinea teemed with exotic fishes and crabs, which were faithfully...
Pirate William Dampier's shipboard artist carefully recorded the species that Dampier found new and unusual.
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Australian Fish and Cuttlefish

Dampier was not able to collect specimens of fishes and other ocean life. But he...
Cut of Atlantic Salmon on a Plate
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Love Salmon? Listen Up.

Salmon are one of the most widely loved varieties of seafood in the world. A...
December 2010
A school of bluefin tuna
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The Great Pacific Migration of Bluefin Tuna

Shortly after their first birthday, Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)...
September 2017
A lionfish dish is laid out and ready to eat.
Article

Swap Your Turkey for a “Turkeyfish” This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is one of those uniquely American holidays – a time for thankful...
November 2016

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