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A female napoleon wrasse swims by a reef
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An App Helps Scientists Combat Illegal Fish Trade

Relationships often begin with the locking of eyes. For Yvonne Sadovy, it was a...
September 2018
A screenshot from the video showing a translucent jellyfish in deepwater.
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Blackwater Drifting

Some of the most otherworldly animals—like those straight from a science fiction...
Thu, 09/19/2013 - 08:06
a diver in blue water
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Blue Water Diving with WHOI

"Inside the Open Ocean: Blue Water Diving" produced by Woods Hole Oceanographic...
Fri, 07/15/2011 - 16:51
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
lowering an ROV
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ROV Video of Stunning Creatures

Using an ROV (Remotely-Operated Vehicle) equipped with a high-definition video...
Fri, 01/07/2011 - 14:53
A screenshot from the video "Making Aquaculture Sustainable" with tuna in an offshore fish farm in a net.
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Making Aquaculture Sustainable

Watch as Dr. Dallas Alston and a team of researchers study the effects of...
Fri, 09/25/2015 - 09:22
X-ray image of a winghead shark
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X-Rays of Fish Reveal Diversity

Scientists in the Division of Fishes at the Smithsonian's National Museum of...
Thu, 12/17/2009 - 18:00
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 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
Sunset over a fishing net.
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Technology and Sea Turtles

Sea turtles may have survived the planetary changes that killed the dinosaurs, but...
Dive through the zones of the ocean to the deep ocean bottom where many strange species live, and there are many yet to be discovered. Explore them in the Deep Ocean Exploration section.
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What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

Imagine: You’re in a small submersible, and you gently settle on the soft muddy...
July 2012
Giant Pacific Manta Ray, Roca Partida Sea Mount, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico
Article

Tagging and Tracking Animals Underwater

How do we know where ocean animals swim day and night? Scientists are getting...
May 2012

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