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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Global Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

Students will learn via experimentation that ice formations on land will cause a...
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 11:20
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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It’s Sedimentary, My Dear Watson

In this introductory activity, students analyze core sample data to identify...
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 14:56
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Wreck Detectives

Students utilize a grid system to document the location of artifacts recovered from...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:08
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Fish and Kids

A package containing lessons, worksheets, and activities to teach young students...
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 17:55
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Game of Life

The goal of this game is to illustrate to the students what happens to a fish stock...
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 17:40
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Net Results

Students will study and replicate a model of the factors affecting fisheries...
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 17:39
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A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
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Celebrating Marine Moms

The ocean is home to many moms of all shapes and sizes: from charismatic polar...
Wed, 04/24/2013 - 17:29
Phoenix swimming with her calf.
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Baleen: From Whales to People

For being so big, right whales eat very small food, which they catch using baleen....
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 10:51
Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Endangered Ocean Animals

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law on December 28, 1973 by...
Mon, 12/02/2013 - 14:00
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
David Barouh displays fresh fish for sale at Seattle’s Pike Place Market
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Sustainable Fishing

Humans across the globe rely on the ocean as a main source of food. We enjoy fish...
April 2018
A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Bioluminescence

You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies...
April 2018

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