The Faceless Fish of the Deep, Deep Sea
They didn’t know what they would find when they set off for a month at sea on May 15, 2017....
Science & the Sea
Clownfish Need Healthy Anemones
Nemo may have been interested in exploring the great big ocean, but his dad Marlin’s attachment to their anemone is...
Hurricanes’ Havoc Harms Marine Homes
Harvey, Irma, Jose, Maria… the 2017 hurricane season has been intense, and it’s not just humans trying to recover from...
A Massive but Elusive Sunfish
New discoveries in the ocean never end, but sometimes even the ocean’s largest animals can evade scientists. It takes perseverance,...
A Tiny but Fearsome Jellyfish
They’re tiny and they’re brainless, but the box jellyfish of Australia, known to science as Carukia barnesi, packs a deadly...
Keeping an Eye Out
Living in near-total darkness requires some creative adaptations both to find food and avoid becoming food. For the red-colored strawberry...
The Nose Knows the Way
It’s said that sharks can smell a drop of blood in water a mile away. Depending on the shark species...
The Coolest Dad in the Sea
Dads always build the best sand castles — at least when it comes to the
white-spotted pufferfish. Males of this...
Do Basking Sharks Bask in the Sun?
Although they frequently swim with their massive mouths wide open to feed, basking sharks don’t look like the Jaws-type predator...
A “Magical” Discovery
The naming of a new genus and species of crab goes to show that the
magic of J.K. Rowling can...
Gulf Coast Kitchen
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Recipe of the month
Capt. Robert Peel’s Red Snapper with Seafood Stuffing
We want to thank Capt. Robert Peel of Texas Fins and Feathers for sharing this recipe. We invited friends for...