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A New Marine Protected Area in the Marshall Islands Is Brimming With Life, Like a ‘Time Machine’ to Oceans Long Ago
The waters around two remote atolls in the central Pacific Ocean—spanning 18,500 square miles—are now protected from fishing ...
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The unusual link between parrotfish and sand
While many parrotfish will trim algae by scraping it away from the surface it’s attached to, some larger species such as the bumphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum, which can grow up to 1.3 ...
Aquaculture could harm animal welfare or protect it, depending on what species the farms raise
Like land animals, they can suffer if their needs aren't met. Consider, for example, the bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon ...