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A sunset over Boston Harbor.
Personal Perspectives

Signs of a Recovering Harbor

For more than two centuries, Boston Harbor has been a dumping ground. In 1773,...
July 2013
Traditional fishing techniques now involve monofilament nets, with snorkelers diving down to ensure the bigger fish don't get away.
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Field Notes from the East African Coast

We began this journey three months ago, a team of scientists and filmmakers...
April 2013
A photo of an oyster cage, out of the water, covered in sea squirts.
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Alaska Vulnerable to Invasive Species from Warmer Waters

Alaska’s pristine coastline is ripe for an influx of invasive marine species such...
September 2011
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
The Block Island wind farm is the first operational offshore wind farm in the United States. It consists of five wind turbines which powered up in December 2016 and were connected to the mainland energy grid in May 2017. 

An Ocean of Energy: Bringing Offshore Wind to America

Three miles off the coast of Block Island, a roughly ten square mile haven for...
August 2017
Wandering albatross soars over the ocean

Saving Albatross Lives with Bird Scaring Lines

Soaring high above the open Southern Ocean, a snowy, white wandering albatross...
August 2017
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage

Shark Snapshot - Saving sharks with an underwater photoshoot

Sharks make headlines, but we don’t actually know a whole lot about...
July 2017
North Atlantic right whales and ocean-going vessels often cross paths.
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Slow Down for Right Whales

Right whales in the North Atlantic are real city slickers. Rather than spend their...
November 2016
Mangroves on the edge of the water.
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Mangrove Restoration: Letting Mother Nature Do The Work

The ecological importance of coastal mangrove forests is common knowledge today....
December 2016
Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.

Bringing Back Tampa Bay’s Seagrass

Back in the 1970s, if any seagrass grew beneath the shallow waters of Tampa Bay,...
January 2017
A puffin sits on a rock next to a puffin decoy.

How the Puffin Returned to Eastern Egg Rock

In 1969, 23-year-old Stephen Kress sat in a library on Hog Island, where he taught...
January 2017
Cleaning up abandoned fishing nets
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Upcycled Ocean Plastic

The Possibilities Are Endless For Reuse of Plastic Ocean Trash Today, most...
August 2016

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