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Parasite-Eating Lumpfish Help Salmon Health

Norway is one of the biggest producers of farmed fish in the world, and the top two species reared in the country are Atlantic salmon and lumpfish—...

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2 May 2020

Couple Uncovers Humpback Secrets

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What started as a "short" 10-year project for amateur whale-watchers Trish and Wally Franklin has become a life's work – and one of the most...

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23 Jan 2019

Maui Dolphins Under Threat From Fishing and Cats

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Clean, green New Zealand. With a dirty little secret. We are on track to becoming the first country in the world to cause the extinction of a marine...

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3 Jan 2019

NIWA Diver Explores Sunken Forest

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A New Zealand marine ecologist says an ancient sunken forest in the North Island may provide more clues about climate change over centuries. The...

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1 Jan 2019

Were Romans First Whale Hunters?

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Whale bones unearthed at Roman ruins suggest the animals were hunted by humans as long as 2,000 years ago. Genetic fingerprinting evidence points to...

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9 Sep 2018

Seaweed Harvesting Helps Zanzibar Women

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Seaweed has been hailed as a new superfood, and it's also found in toothpaste, medicine and shampoo. In Zanzibar, it's become big business - and as...

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8 Jul 2018

Aquariums and Conservation

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Judging by the dozens of aquariums around the US offering Mother’s Day programming, tens of thousands of American moms appear set to spend their...

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15 Jun 2018

Sharks Daily Life

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A new shark tracking device reveals the day-to-day activities of lemon sharks. The life of most marine animals is a bit of a mystery—it’s pretty hard...

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12 Jun 2018

Sharks' Secret Weapon

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Sharks have a secret weapon in their snouts that helps them hunt prey. It's an organ that can sense faint electrical signals given off by other,...

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30 Apr 2018

Flippers Not Fingers

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Flippers, not fingers: Sea turtles’ surprising feeding strategies. Imagine you’re trying to eat a snack—a tasty sustainable fish taco, let’s say. But...

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1 Apr 2018