Purse Seine boats encircling school of fish
The main way that tuna is caught is through purse seines in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Basically, after a large group of tuna is located, a miles-across purse seine net is closed around them via a group of small boats associated with a large factory ship.
This technique is pretty [...]

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3 March 2009
NIWA scientists have discovered that nearly all snapper on the west coast of the North Island come from nurseries in just one harbour.
In 2003, NIWA scientists collected juvenile snapper from seven estuaries along the west coast of the North Island. By testing their ear bones (otoliths) for eight different chemical elements, scientists were [...]

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Now with the iDive 300, the final wall has been breached, the last line of defense has fallen, you can no longer escape from… that guy, anywhere! That guy, with his headphones turned up to 110 inflicting a tinny version of fiddy-cent on you as you seeth next to him on the bus.
Because now underwater [...]

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Check out these great marine life galleries on darkroastedblend.com.

Odd looking marine animals

Big fish extravaganza

Out of this world fishing
Just make sure you stay away from the rest of the site, or like me you will never get any work done.

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Engineers at the University of Kitakyushu have built this red snapper robot. Intended for wildlife surveys, this robot sports an array of sensors as well as a hand painted silicon body. It is decidedly more realistic looking than the Robofish and the Essex University robot fish. They say that the life like construction will aid [...]

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