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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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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

a flounder blends into the sandy seafloor

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Fish Fins that can Taste

a red lionfish

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Lionfish on the Loose

A blue parrotfish hides among coral.

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Tough Teeth and Parrotfish Poop

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

Home is where the hull is: Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with pesky creatures, such as barnacles, that “foul” ship hulls and boat propellers like this one.

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No Fouling Around

Grey reef sharks are among the most versatile and tough predators on a Pacific coral reef, but they are also among the most vulnerable species, as they are threatened by wasteful fishing practices like shark finning.

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Where the Shark and the Snapper Roam

Screenshot from video of a red whalefish swimming in the ocean.

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Whalefish Swimming in the Ocean

Interfaz de usuario de la Fish App

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Hay una aplicación para eso: usando teléfonos para contribuir a una pesca sostenible

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Fish Illustrations

A lionfish dish is laid out and ready to eat.

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Swap Your Turkey for a “Turkeyfish” This Thanksgiving

An image of a cell phone displaying the Fish App.

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There’s an App for That: Using Phones to Help Make Fishing Sustainable