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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can filter...

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Long Live the Sharks and Rays

Students will learn about adaptations that have helped sharks and rays survive....

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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...

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Alaska Sea Grant Fishing for the Future

In an interactive game, students simulate fishery activity to demonstrate the...

Lesson Plan

How to Catch a Fish

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

Lesson Plan

Fishing for the Future

Through a fishing simulation, students model several consecutive seasons of a...

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Net Results

Students will study and replicate a model of the factors affecting fisheries...

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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...

Personal Perspectives

How Oil Feeds the Deep Sea

There can be catastrophic results when a large amount of oil is spilled into the...

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...

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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...

Personal Perspectives

Little Critters that tell a BIG Story: Benthic Foraminifera and the Gulf Oil Spill

You are not alone if you don’t know what forams (short for foraminifera) are, so...