
Monterey Bay Aquarium Conservation successes for corals and seahorses.
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Good news today for ocean wildlife, here at home in the United States and overseas in Cambodia. In the U.S., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new pilot program -- backed up with money -- to protect coral reefs in...

Monterey Bay Aquarium The fewer fish there are, the more desperate we become to catch them.
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Learn about illegal fishing, its effect on ocean health, and what you can do to help. Information from the Seafood Watch program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Up close and personal account of the white shark release.
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Adieu, Adios, Farewell, she said. Oh, wait - that was just me; with one last flick of the tail she was gone. Yes, this morning, I let the dog out, and then I let the shark out. Today, the young...

Monterey Bay Aquarium We tag and release the Aquarium's fifth white shark.
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Big news on the great white shark front today involving the young shark we've had on exhibit at the aquarium and publication of major findings about the lives of adult great white sharks off the California coast. First, the bittersweet:...

Monterey Bay Aquarium Another effect of climate change: displaced damselfish.
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Climate change is affecting the oceans in surprising ways. Consider the latest research findings on an unexpected impact of coral reef bleaching: Damselfish that are literally being bullied to death. Scientists at Australia's James Cook University found that younger, smaller...

Monterey Bay Aquarium MBARI is finding evidence of climate change in the deep sea.
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More climate change impacts, in unexpected places. This time, it's the deep sea -- another frontier where ocean animals are affected by what we humans do on the dry-land portion of the planet. Our colleagues at the Monterey Bay Aquarium...

Monterey Bay Aquarium Sustainable Seafood: An Interview with Chef Rick Moonen.
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Rick Moonen is the creator of October's Seafood Watch Sustainable Seafood Recipe: Chicken-fried Catfish with Green Tartar Sauce and Asian Slaw. In the 1980s, when Rick Moonen was starting out as a chef in New York City, few people thought...

Monterey Bay Aquarium Aquaculture: ensuring all is well down on the fish farm. Learn more on our Ocean Issues page.
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Learn about aquaculture, its effects on ocean health, and what you can do to help. Information from the Seafood Watch program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Check out our underwater anniversary card, cake cutting by Aquarium founders, and a shot of some of the volunteers who were there in 1984.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch featured in Christian Science Monitor article on "green iPhone apps."
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Owners of iPhones find all sorts of uses for the handy devices. Reko Rivera of Oldsmar, Fla., left, and John Savio of Palm Harbor, Fla., are Apple fanatics who have constructed iPhone costumes, replete with phones, flat-panel monitors and replica garnishes powered by large batteries.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Wild seafood: plenty of fish in the sea? Learn more on our Ocean Issues page.
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Learn about wild seafood, its effects on ocean health, and what you can do to help. Information from the Seafood Watch program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California.

Monterey Bay Aquarium This month’s Sustainable Seafood Recipe: Chicken-fried Catfish with Green Tartar Sauce and Asian Slaw.
Chicken-fried Catfish with Green Tartar Sauce and Asian Slaw | Sustainable Seafood Recipe | Monterey
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Chef Rick Moonen's delicious recipe for 'chicken-fried' catfish features a crispy, buttermilk batter studded with scallions, dill, lemon zest and chile paste. He recommends serving the catfish with an herb tartar sauce, sliced tomatoes and a zingy Asian coleslaw. It makes wonderful sandwiches, too.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Vampire squid, fangtooth and spiny lumpsucker: just a few of the spooky stars of our Halloween e-cards!
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Meet the spooky stars of our Halloween e-cards: everything from bat rays to bloodbelly jellies, spookfish to ghost shrimp. We've made it easy to send an e-card to your friends and family and help us spread the word about these wondrous animals of the sea.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Ocean Issues: a look at the biggest challenges—and the way forward.
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Learn about the issues facing our oceans, and what you can do to help. Information from the Seafood Watch program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California.

Monterey Bay Aquarium What happens when an exhibit ends? Where do all the animals, plants and props go?
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Just hours after closing the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s popular “Wild About Otters” special exhibition, workers erect temporary walls and a flurry of activity descends. Where visitors once stood, now there’s only dust, piles of debris and a steady stream of...




























