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A diver cleans a tank in the tropical section.

It Takes a Lot of Odd Jobs to Keep a Massive Aquarium Running

And they all involve developing a close relationship with the aquatic world and its inhabitants.

Vittoria Traverso September 1, 2021

Greenland sharks often end up as bycatch on fishing vessels, and can be considered a nuisance.

What Does It Mean That Greenland Sharks Could Live for Hundreds of Years?

A languid fish has a story to tell about longevity, lifestyle, and loss.

Jonathan Moens August 27, 2021

The Shark and Ray Rescue Centre

Bobs Farm, Australia

The Shark and Ray Rescue Centre

Once an aquarium, this sanctuary now rescues sharks and rays from fishing nets.

Griffiths Sea Shell Museum

Lakes Entrance, Australia

Griffiths Sea Shell Museum

This museum is home to one of the largest private collections of seashells in Australia.

Port Logan Fish Pond

Port Logan, Scotland

Port Logan Fish Pond

The oldest natural aquarium in the United Kingdom.

Hancock, New York

Delaware Delicacies Smokehouse

At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.

Robin Hood's Bay, England

The R.N.L.I Fish

This coin collecting cod is over 130 years old, and the United Kingdom's smallest listed structure.

Chicago, Illinois

Calumet Fisheries

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

A display of milkfish suspended above the ceiling.

Tainan City, Taiwan

Saba Milkfish Museum

A small museum dedicated to one of the most popular fish in Taiwanese cuisine.

Beauty Point, Australia

Seahorse World

An active seahorse farm is currently saving Tasmania's handfish from extinction.

A plaque in Latimer's Landing commemorating the discovery.

East London, South Africa

Latimer's Landing

The spot where the first living specimen of the coelacanth was discovered.

A bald eagle flies in front of the dam.

Darlington, Maryland

Conowingo Dam

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

After being caught on the French Atlantic coast, young European eels—known as glass eels—are transported in boxes to Germany to restock local rivers.

Will These Glass Eels Beat the Odds and Survive to Spawn?

Critically endangered, and a much-sought delicacy, the animals are imperiled at every turn.

Gemma Tarlach April 27, 2021

The town center of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, the island's only town.

Why a Tiny Island Created the Biggest Marine Sanctuary in the South Atlantic

Tristan da Cunha was first inhabited to keep an eye on Napoleon; now residents are looking out for lobsters.

Luke Fater February 16, 2021

Stilt House No. 6 is known for its large American flag mural.

New Port Richey, Florida

Pasco County Stilt Houses

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

Salmon making the leap up the falls.

Lairg, Scotland

Falls of Shin

This man-made waterfall was designed to help improve access for spawning salmon.

Looking down at <em>Gribshunden</em>'s excavation site. One blue arrow indicates the sturgeon's barrel; the other points to a light orange sturgeon scute.

How a King's Feast of Sturgeon Sank to the Bottom of the Baltic Sea

In 1495, a fire destroyed a stately ship and sank a big fish.

Isaac Schultz September 23, 2020

The boll weevil monument is a grand celebration of a tiny critter.

4 Monuments to Alabama’s Beloved Animals

50 States of Wonder