Learn more about the process known as “flags of convenience” and how they are strongly correlated with IUU fishing and labor ...

Known for its distinctive yellow-green color, the yellow tube sponge can live as a single tube or in clusters. Like corals, they are stationary animals that live in one place their whole life. As ...

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Whitetip reef sharks face threats from overfishing and habitat degradation. As a result, the species is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. While not often specifically targeted, whitetip reef ...

Despite their protruding teeth giving them a menacing appearance, sand tigers have a reputation for being slow-moving, and not aggressive. They can measure up to 3.2 meters (10.5 feet) and can be ...

These large coastal sharks can grow to be up to 3 meters (10 feet) long, although sizes around 2.3-2.4 meters (7.5 -8 feet) are more common. Their most notable feature is two sensory barbels that hang ...

Unlike land snakes, olive sea snakes are fully marine — they live their entire lives at sea and come to the surface only to breathe. They can grow over 1.25 meters (4.1 feet) long, with paddle-like ...

Spiny dogfish have slender, grayish-brown bodies with a pale underside, rarely growing over 1 meter (3.25 feet) long. A small but resilient species, they are found in temperate and boral waters ...

Scalloped hammerheads get their name from the prominent indentation at midline and distinct notches along the front edge of their wide, flattened heads—called a cephalofoil. Scientists have several ...

Great hammerheads are found worldwide in tropical, coastal waters. These solitary sharks are known to migrate long distances upwards of 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles). They are distinguished from ...

Found in shallow, coastal waters from central California to the Gulf of Mexico, the shovelnose guitarfish inhabits bays, sloughs, and estuaries, typically settling on soft sandy or muddy bottoms. Its ...

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