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Sharks: Loss of Diversity Through Time

By Ila France Porcher

June 27, 2024 - 11:42

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Diagnosing the "bends" in turtles caught in fishing nets

By Catherine GS Lim

June 24, 2024 - 13:06

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Why have Pacific Coast gray whales become shorter?

By Catherine GS Lim

June 19, 2024 - 06:10

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Surprising Sexual Encounter Seen in Humpback Whales

By Ila France Porcher

June 10, 2024 - 12:35

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Cookiecutter Shark Bites: Moonless Nights are Risky

By Ila France Porcher

June 04, 2024 - 13:58

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Have cownose rays sniffed out a new home in Bermuda?

By Catherine GS Lim

June 01, 2024 - 21:02

Posted in: Ecology & Science

Sentience

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Sharks as social and sentient beings

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Do octopuses have an emotional life?

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Seeking Eye Contact: Fish Gaze Reveals Self-Awareness

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The Remarkable Intelligence of Fish

Marine Mammals

Why have Pacific Coast gray whales become shorter?

Jun 19, 2024 - 06:10 Whales

Surprising Sexual Encounter Seen in Humpback Whales

Jun 10, 2024 Whales

Groundbreaking research suggests sperm whale clicks may represent a complex language system

Deciphering the Language of Whales

May 08, 2024 Whales

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Lemon shark teeth

Sharks: Loss of Diversity Through Time

Jun 27, 2024 - 11:42 Sharks

Cookiecutter Shark Bites: Moonless Nights are Risky

Jun 04, 2024 Sharks

Have cownose rays sniffed out a new home in Bermuda?

Jun 01, 2024 Mantas & Stingrays

Proven: Marine Protected Areas Boost Shark Populations

May 25, 2024 Sharks

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A New Approach: Shooting Common Subjects in Different Ways

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Underwater Photography on a $500 Budget

Jul 21, 2021

Prepping for Print

Apr 02, 2021

Sharpening Underwater Images in Postproduction

Nov 23, 2020

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Vivid Color with Lab in Postproduction of Underwater Images

Oct 31, 2020

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Pure Light: Shooting with Ambient Light in UW Photography

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Kate Jonker Portfolio

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Underwater Guide to the Red Sea, 2nd edition

Lawson Wood

Scuba Compendium: The Scuba Series Books 1 to 4, by Simon Pridmore

Simon Pridmore

Marine Life of the Mediterranean

Lawson Wood

One Breath

Adam Skolnick

Dangerous Shallows

Eric Takakjian and Randall Peffer

Expanded Edition of The Manual of Freediving Now Available

Umberto Pelizzari and Stefano Tovaglieri

Dolphin Way

Mark Caney

Scuba Fundamental

Simon Pridmore

Books by Rico Besserdich

SONG OF SILENCE – A Book About Water

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