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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 "Ideas for Change" showing white ocean illustrations.
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Ideas for Change

"We too are sea creatures," entreats ocean explorer Sylvia Earle in this beautiful...
Fri, 06/07/2013 - 09:12
David Barouh displays fresh fish for sale at Seattle’s Pike Place Market
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Sustainable Seafood

As a consumer, you can choose what kinds of seafood to buy. Some species are in...
April 2018
A pile of bycatch species.
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A Net Full of Bycatch

Bycatch, or accidentally caught species, can make up a very high percentage of the...
A skate is among the many bycatch species caught in this shrimp trawl net.
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Bycatch in Shrimp Net

A skate is among the many bycatch species caught in this shrimp trawl net. More...
A juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle emerges from the nest
Article

Taking the Temperature of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

The Kemp’s ridley is a “riddler” among sea turtles. Although the species was...
May 2014
A whale shark swims with a diver off the coast of East Africa.
Personal Perspectives

The Big Five of the Ocean: Exploring the Waters of East Africa

When we think "Africa," we think of the "Big Five"—lions, elephants, leopards,...
November 2012
Cut of Atlantic Salmon on a Plate
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Love Salmon? Listen Up.

Salmon are one of the most widely loved varieties of seafood in the world. A...
December 2010
A school of bluefin tuna
Article

The Great Pacific Migration of Bluefin Tuna

Shortly after their first birthday, Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)...
September 2017
A lionfish dish is laid out and ready to eat.
Article

Swap Your Turkey for a “Turkeyfish” This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is one of those uniquely American holidays – a time for thankful...
November 2016

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