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Three fishermen sit on wooden stilts that are sticking out of the ocean as they fish.
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Fishing for Food Security: Small-Scale Fisheries Are Key

In coastal communities across the globe, small-scale fisheries often provide most...
May 2022
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Know Your Puffins

While penguins reign as the most dapper black and white marine birds in the...
April 2022
a man sits pondering with a tan ball cap on
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A Captain’s Journey to the Antarctic

In the seas of Antarctica, nothing is assured. The weather is fickle, changing from...
March 2022
A sailing canoe heads toward an island in the distance at full sail.
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Circumnavigating our Changing Oceans

In a time of environmental uncertainty, the Polynesian Voyaging Society draws...
February 2022
a sunken propeller becomes overtaken by a reef with two scuba diver in the background
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When Wrecks Become Reefs

Ever since humans started building ships, they’ve turned into wrecks. Some...
January 2022
pancakes of ice cover the ocean
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Winter Under the Waves

On land, changing seasons are unmistakable—leaves change, fall, and bare branches...
December 2021
A gray whale spinal column viewed from the top through the vertebrae.
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A Gray Whale Makes its Way to the Smithsonian

The transfer of an Atlantic gray whale skeleton from UNC Wilmington to the...
December 2021
a Māori woman in a navy blue fleece holds the skull of a beaked whale
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Tohunga Tohorā’s Intuition Reveals New Whale Species

When Ramari Stewart laid eyes on the beaked whale that had washed ashore on the...
October 2021
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Meet Microsporidia, a Marine Microbe Related to Mushrooms

When you think of fungi, you might imagine mushrooms dotting a forest floor or mold...
September 2021
a woman's hands close a tin of sardines near a pile of empty cans
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Nimble Fingers: the Women Behind Maine’s Canneries

In Maine lobster is king. The bug-eyed crustacean is an emblem of the state, with...
September 2021
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Mary Rice: A Force of Nature

Dr. Mary Esther Rice spent her career pushing back against obstacles and refusing...
August 2021
This is one of about 200 species of moray eels that live in tropical and subtropical coral reefs.
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The Revealing Nature of Eel Faces

Eels have an endearing smile. For Dr. Vinicius Espíndola their smile is the center...
August 2021

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