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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

Are You An Educator?

At Smithsonian Ocean, we have lesson plans, activities, and resources to help you engage your students in the wonders of our oceans.

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Photo of the head of a leafy seadragon

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Devoted Dads: From Seahorses to Sea Spiders

A photo of Oceana's ice class research vessel, the Hanse Explorer, on the Baltic Sea.

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Biodiversity in the Baltic Sea

An albatross soars over the ocean.

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Is It Love? Why Some Ocean Animals (Sort Of) Mate For Life

a graphic depicting the various species of tuna

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The Big Tunas

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Revealing the Family Ties of Cusk-Eels

Wooden painted fish on a school fence.

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Chinook Salmon: One Species at a Time

Seafood vendor at historic Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington (USA). The market draws both shoppers and gawkers who come to watch the gregarious crew of fishmongers.

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World Fisheries from Sea to Table

Neighborhood Seafood Market in Rome, Italy

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Seafood for Thought

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

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

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

Smithsonian scientist who discovered new species in her laboratory

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Five Questions for Carole Baldwin