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Marine Forensics

Forensics is a key tool for enforcing the laws and treaties that protect marine...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 12:32
a hammerhead shark
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Shark Fin Genetics

Dr. Demian Chapman of the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at New York’s...
Mon, 10/18/2010 - 16:27
A screenshot from the video of a shark swimming underwater.
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Shark DNA Helps Catch Poachers

Dr. Mahmood Shivji explains how shark DNA is used as evidence to prosecute shark...
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 13:14
Phoenix the right whale diving in North Atlantic.
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A Tale of a Right Whale

Suspended at the center of the Sant Ocean Hall is a life-size model of a North...
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 15:58
Lost nets become entangled on a coral reef in the NW Hawaiian Islands, doing damage for decades. Wave action on the net breaks pieces of coral off until the net breaks, when it is free to catch on new reefs and do more damage.
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Lost Nets Hurt Coral Reefs

The impacts of derelict fishing gear on the Northwest Hawaiian Islands coral reef...
A longshoreman standing in front of a large pile of oyster shells on waterfront pier in Atlantic City in 1910.
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Counting Mountains of Oysters

A longshoreman stands in front of a large pile of oyster shells on waterfront pier...
This illustration shows whalers of the early 1800s with their highly profitable catch.
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Whalers in the early 1800s

This illustration shows whalers of the early 1800s with their highly profitable...
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Coral Conservation

Students will learn about the natural and human threats to coral reefs including...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:37
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The Charles W. Morgan tallship
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History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

Traveling aboard the Charles W. Morgan, a 173-year-old whaling ship on its 38th...
July 2014
This queen parrotfish scrapes algae from Caribbean reefs with its parrot-like beak.
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From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs

Reef biologists over a certain age are haunted by memories of what glorious places...
July 2014
A screen shot from video "From Despair to Repair" showing a black and white image of a coral reef in 1975.
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From Despair to Repair

Sit down with two veteran marine scientists, Dr. Nancy Knowlton and Dr. Jeremy...
Tue, 07/01/2014 - 12:59
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

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