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A Rainbow of Colorful Lobsters

Most lobsters are a mottled brown color, but sometimes you can see a strange orange...
Wed, 09/02/2015 - 09:41
Screenshot of opening slide for lecture "Efforts to Protect the Critically Endangered Monk Seal."
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Efforts to Protect the Critically Endangered Monk Seal

Monk seals -- the only completely tropical species of seal in the world -- are in...
Tue, 06/14/2011 - 14:53
Screenshot of Nancy Knowlton speaking at "Lecture: One Year After the Gulf Oil Spill"
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Lecture: One Year After the Gulf Oil Spill

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, opening up a well that...
Tue, 04/26/2011 - 17:02
fish swim in a net
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Reducing Bycatch

Bycatch, the name given to fish and other ocean animals that are caught...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 12:18
an upside down scuba diver
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Building Good Mussels

A new wave of farming has come to the ocean. It’s called aquaculture. And it’s...
Mon, 09/21/2015 - 09:47
David Barouh displays fresh fish for sale at Seattle’s Pike Place Market
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Sustainable Fishing

Humans across the globe rely on the ocean as a main source of food. We enjoy fish...
April 2018
Seafood vendor at historic Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington (USA). The market draws both shoppers and gawkers who come to watch the gregarious crew of fishmongers.
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World Fisheries from Sea to Table

Worldwide, fisheries touch our lives in countless ways. If well maintained, they...
Thu, 11/18/2010 - 14:49
An artistic rendering of an ocean landscape as it may have looked during the Archean Eon.
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The Ocean Throughout Geologic Time, An Image Gallery

Evidence shows that life probably began in the ocean at least 3.5 billion years...
Tue, 09/20/2011 - 15:30
Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Endangered Ocean Animals

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law on December 28, 1973 by...
Mon, 12/02/2013 - 14:00
Small red hyperiid.
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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans related to sand fleas and distantly...
Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:47
A pile of bycatch species.
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Bycatch: The Cost of Catching What You Don’t Want

When people go out fishing, they  often have something specific in mind, but...
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:38
A team of scientists explore the Arctic ocean.
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Under Arctic Ice

Hidden beneath Arctic ice is a world few have ever seen. Take the icy plunge with a...
Tue, 01/04/2011 - 14:48

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