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Meet the Coelacanth

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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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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

Screenshot from video showing a close-up image of a plankton.

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The Secret Life of Plankton

King scallop in Lamlash Bay reserve

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A lesson learned twice: The Story of Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas

A tusk shell hermit crab peeks out of his shell.

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Uncovering Biodiversity Before It Disappears

A Pontoh pygmy seahorse

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10 Things You Never Knew About Seahorses

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

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When Life Gives You Lionfish…

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

Colorful fishes throng a reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

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Bizarre and Beautiful Coral Reef Animals

A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.

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A New Ocean Zone Described with the Help of a Submersible

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

“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 flounder blends into the sandy seafloor

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Fish Fins that can Taste