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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Expedition to the Poles

Students will use NASA satellite data to...
Tue, 07/19/2011 - 15:56
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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WebQuest: Sensory Biology and the Plight of the Right Whales

This lesson introduces high school students (grades 9-12) to the topic of sensory...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 15:08
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Alaska Sea Grant Fishing for the Future

In an interactive game, students simulate fishery activity to demonstrate the...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 12:35
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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How to Catch a Fish

After an introduction to the variety of current fishing methods, students learn...
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 17:52
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Fishing for the Future

Through a fishing simulation, students model several consecutive seasons of a...
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 17:45
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Game of Life

The goal of this game is to illustrate to the students what happens to a fish stock...
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 17:40
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Net Results

Students will study and replicate a model of the factors affecting fisheries...
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 17:39
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Karen Romano Young's 19th AntarcticLog comic
Personal Perspectives

Comics at Sea: An Antarctic Logbook

For five years, I've had a photograph of Palmer Station, Antarctica, tacked up over...
February 2018
A large red research vessel among icy waters and snowy mountains
Personal Perspectives

Shipboard Life in the Antarctic

Strapped in to a harness on the back deck of a 230-foot research vessel off the...
June 2016
An Atlantic wolffish hiding on Cashes Ledge off the New England coast.
Personal Perspectives

Exploring a Unique Biodiversity Hotspot In the Gulf of Maine

Cashes Ledge is a wild, special place in the heart of the Gulf of Maine. This...
November 2014
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
A puffin with a mouthful of fish.
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Watching for Fish in the Puffin's Beak

In recent years, I have taken to watching flying fish along the Maine coast. Not...
November 2013

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