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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Where Does it Live, and What Does it Eat?

Students research the habitat and food of organisms living in a mangrove estuary,...
Fri, 12/11/2009 - 16:42
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Sharks: Setting the Record Straight

Often mislabeled as man-eaters, sharks prefer to eat creatures in the sea. Students...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 13:17
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Keeping Watch on Coral Reefs

Students learn why coral reefs are important, and what can be done to protect them...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:41
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Who Has the Data?

Students learn what types of data scientists collect to monitor coral reefs, and...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:39
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Walter Adey and the NMNH coral reef tank
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The Evolution of a Reef Aquarium

In the late 1970s, Walter Adey, a paleobiologist and coral reef researcher at the...
October 2017
Sea otters floating on the surface of the ocean.
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Not Just Another Fuzzy Face

Who hasn’t grinned at the sight of a sea otter floating on its back while...
May 2017
Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) is a slow-growing and long-lived seagrass native to the Mediterranean.
Article

Bugs and Slugs: The Hidden Secret to Healthy Seagrasses

Slip into the water along a sheltered coast in nearly any part of the world and...
May 2015
A "reef hotel" made of PVS layers on the seafloor.
Article

Worth the Investment: Ocean Real Estate Reveals Hidden Diversity

Good real estate is hard to find. This is as true underwater as it is on land. So...
February 2015
The coastline of American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary
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The Reefs of American Samoa: A Story of Hope

Sometimes called the rainforests of the sea, coral reefs are incredibly diverse and...
September 2014
Pink crustose algae covers the surface of a rock.
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Microbes Help Corals Pick a Home and Settle Down

Bacteria are everywhere in the ocean. They live in the water, on virtually every...
July 2014
This queen parrotfish scrapes algae from Caribbean reefs with its parrot-like beak.
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From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs

Reef biologists over a certain age are haunted by memories of what glorious places...
July 2014
Grey reef sharks are among the most versatile and tough predators on a Pacific coral reef, but they are also among the most vulnerable species, as they are threatened by wasteful fishing practices like shark finning.
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Where the Shark and the Snapper Roam

The pre-industrial American landscape was once rightly described as a place where...
March 2014

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