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Meet the Coelacanth

Learn about the fish that was once thought to be extinct.

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Un pescador de una pesquería a pequeña escala de Honduras se embarca en una excursión de pesca.

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Medidas Inteligentes Rastrea las Presiones de Pesca

A blue parrotfish hides among coral.

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Tough Teeth and Parrotfish Poop

On coral reefs fish are important links in the food chain that sustains higher-order predators (including humans) and keeps everything in balance.

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Fish Get Risky Around Oil

A tornado of sardines swirls around diver and photographer Erwin Poliakoff in the Philippines.

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Why the Littlest Fish Matter a Whole Lot

A school of akule (Hawaiian for bigeye scad) explode into a camera's frame.

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Following the Akule

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A woman stands holding a white tray that displays lionfish jewelry.

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When Life Gives You Lionfish…

Master carver Douglas Chilton rides in the Raven Spirit canoe at its ceremonial launch.

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The Sant Ocean Hall: Salmon Shape a Way of Life

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

A school of bluefin tuna

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The Great Pacific Migration of Bluefin Tuna

A Honduran small-scale fisherman on a boat setting out to fish.

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Clever Measures Track Fishing Pressures

“On an afternoon dive, I spotted a small group of sweetlips in the current among a shoal of juvenile convict blennies. It took me some time to get close to the fish without spooking them. I took several frames but this one was my favorite because of the

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Ocean Fish Pictures

A school of Atlantic bluefin tuna swimming.

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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: One Species at a Time

jars of specimens in a musuem

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Unlocking a Fish’s Genetic Code

Photo of the head of a leafy seadragon

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Devoted Dads: From Seahorses to Sea Spiders

A lionfish dish is laid out and ready to eat.

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Swap Your Turkey for a “Turkeyfish” This Thanksgiving

The ultra-black Pacific blackdragon forms a circular shape with its body.

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Scientists Find First Ultra-Black Color in Deep-Sea Fishes

Orange roughy and various marine species, bycatch, on the deck of a research trawler

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Rough Going for Orange Roughy