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Map of Shark Protections Through Time

Sharks face many threats from people, including extreme overfishing driven by high...

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Bite Size: Bull Shark Predation of Tarpon

Follow a journey with satellite tags placed on bull sharks and tarpon. Both of...

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The Secret Life of Plankton

Imagine if a fish at the market could tell you where it came from; what would it...

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Life After Whale (On Whale Falls)

When a whale dies, the story has just begun. The massive carcass sinks to the...

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Visit the Line Islands with Reef Ecologist Dr. Stuart Sandin

A number of questions have inspired marine ecologist Stuart Sandin to...

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The Census of Marine Life

Did you know that over 17,000 species thrive in the deep sea where no light...

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Happy Hearts Love Sharks

For many years, shark fin soup has been a popular delicacy at weddings and formal...

The Time For Earth Optimism is Now

Here at the Smithsonian we think the time for Earth Optimism is now. So we are...

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Thirty Days to Submission: How I Made a Video for Ocean180

How do you explain a scientific paper in three minutes or less? What if you were...

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Where the Shark and the Snapper Roam

The pre-industrial American landscape was once rightly described as a place where...

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Watching for Fish in the Puffin's Beak

In recent years, I have taken to watching flying fish along the Maine coast. Not...

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Signs of a Recovering Harbor

For more than two centuries, Boston Harbor has been a dumping ground. In 1773,...