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A tornado of sardines swirls around diver and photographer Erwin Poliakoff in the Philippines.
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Why the Littlest Fish Matter a Whole Lot

Top predators along the California coast are having a rough year. Recently starving...
May 2015
Madison Stewart, known to many simply as “shark girl,” is an inspiring young woman with a passion to protect the creatures most people fear: sharks. She’s been diving with sharks since the age of twelve. Here she is feeding a group of Caribbean reef
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Shark Girl: Changing Shark Fear to Fascination

As far back as I can remember, I have always been fascinated by sharks. My father...
June 2014
Large numbers of grey reef sharks were observed at Jarvis Island, an uninhabited Pacific island, during the 2010 Pacific RAMP expedition of the NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai.
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Reef Sharks Repelled by People

Reef sharks rarely get any love. These sharks, comprising several species, loiter...
April 2012
Mark Dodd, a wildlife biologist from Georgia's Department of Natural Resources, surveying oiled sargassum seaweed in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
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The Oil Spill, Two Years Later

Two years ago last week, on April 20, 2010, an explosion on the oil-drilling rig...
April 2012
A shortfin mako glides through the waters off the coast of California.

The State of Sharks, 40 Years After Jaws

by Nancy Knowlton and Wendy Benchley This year marks the 40th anniversary...
October 2017
A view out of the tiny window of the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible.
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How Methane Fueled a Food Web after the Gulf Oil Spill

In August 1994, Mandy Joye dove to the deep sea in a submersible for the first...
January 2015
With their brown and yellow markings, seaside sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) blend in well with marshgrass.

Beyond the Sea: How Oil Spills in the Ocean Affect Birds On Land

In marshlands along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, it's easy to hear the sharp,...
December 2014
Freshly cut dorsal fin from a scalloped hammerhead shark held by fisherman with knife.
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Shark Finning: Sharks Turned Prey

Sharks have been feared hunters ever since people first observed them swimming in...
August 2013
The dwarf lantern shark sits in a human hand.
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5 Reasons to Revere, Not Fear, the Shark

Over the years, sharks have gotten a bad rap as bloodthirsty man-eaters. We...
September 2011
The Line Islands are one of the most remote places in the Pacific Ocean.

Expedition to the Line Islands

Remotely located in the central Pacific Ocean, south of Hawaii, the Line Islands...
November 2009
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