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NOAA

Noaa: Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation oversees the conservation of United States coastal and marine habitats. Learn about the different projects they have undertaken and supported, what the work involves, and why it is so...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Fish for Kids: Learn All About Aquatic and Ocean Marine Life

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn what makes up a fish. What are gills and how do they breathe in the water?
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole Oceanography Institute: Adaptations to Light

For Students 9th - 10th
View several pictures of ocean life through the eyes of scientists and staff at Woods Hole Oceanography Institute. This particular slideshow highlights how ocean creatures change their colors in order to either hide from or frighten...
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NOAA

Noaa: Fisheries: Cetaceans: Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the marine mammal group of cetaceans. Take a look at their status on the Endangered list and find out what situations put them on that list.
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Other

The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This page features a taxonomic list of the stony corals(with pictures) observed by the Coral Reef/ Hardbottom Monitoring Project in the Florida Key's National Marine Sanctuary. Site features a toolbar with the latest news in marine...
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NOAA

Noaa: Northeast Fisheries Science Center: Fish Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Do fish sleep? Do they chew food? Can any fish swim backwards? How many Pinnipeds are on the Endangered Species List? Find out the answers to these questions and many...
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Other

Marine Education Society of Australasia: Red Indian Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the Red Indian fish, found only in the waters around Australia. The page includes: distribution, description, ecology, interesting facts, and status of this species.
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Other

Sea Sky: Reef Life

For Students 9th - 10th
The coral reef, its composition and inhabitants are explored here in detail. With additional information about the life that inhabits a coral reef.
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Other

Rutgers: c.o.o.l. Class: Biology Project: Gone Fishing

For Students 9th - 10th
In this C.o.o.l. project, you are given a task to complete. You will predict where fish should be found in a specific region.Follow the steps of the scientific process outlined on the left menu bar. Useful educational tool for both...
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: The Decline of North American Freshwater Fishes

For Students 9th - 10th
An article addressing the need of immediate action to repair damages of declining life in the ecosystems of North American inland bodies of water.
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Other

Marine Studies: Symbiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
View graphics of a mimic octopus, frog fish, snake eel, hermit crab and clown fish. Discover how they form symbiotic relationships.
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Other

Fins: The Fish Information Service

For Students 9th - 10th
A good source of information on aquariums, aquarium upkeep, and aquarium fish. Includes an index of freshwater and marine fish and invertebrates listed by type, Latin name, and common name. Index includes photos. Links to aquarium sites,...
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Other

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Your connection to everything related to the Great Barrier Reef. Read the latest news and updates, such as media releases and letters to the editor. View maps that show fishing and boating, tourist spots, and the reef itself.
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Mariners' Museum and Park

Mariners' Museum: Watermen of the Chesapeake

For Students 9th - 10th
In this resource, students can meet the modern-day watermen of the Chesapeake Bay region. Find out about their day-to-day struggles with living and working within the nation's largest estuary system.
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PBS

Pbs: Secrets of the Ocean Realm

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site students can read about sea creatures and ocean plant life, and see pictures of each.
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Other

Underwater World, Singapore

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site you will learn all about Underwater World in Singapore. You can get general information, take a virtual tour, see pictures, and download movies of a diver feeding fish.
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PBS

Pbs: Nova: Shark Attack!

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative site that touches on evolution, life cycle and interesting facts about sharks.
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Other

Cefas: Our Science

For Students 9th - 10th
A website focusing on the research done by the Center for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture science that focuses on climate change, marine planning, fisheries management, and sustainability. Website includes information about...
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Other

Kidfish: Anatomy of a Fish

For Students 5th - 7th
A concise site that features a labeled picture of a fish and an explanation of the key parts of the fish anatomy. Contains links to some fish of the Northwest which include pictures and text.
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Quia

Quia: Animal Facts Scavenger Hunt

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this website you are given ten questions to answer and links to three websites where you can find those answers.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed website that was a companion to a 1995 traveling exhibit of the Smithsonian. Links to lesson plans and other educational materials are at the bottom of the page. Enter the exhibition to explore the world of the ocean.
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Other

Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Pinto Abalone

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Tab through the contents of this site to learn about the Pinto Abalone, which is native to the coastal waters of southern Alaska.
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Other

Marine Biology: Coral Reef Fish Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about larval recruitment and other aspect of fish reproduction.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Let Your Ears Do the Walking

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In the previous lesson, students learned about the issue of bycatching by fisheries and how it affects marine habitats. Dolphins are one of the main species affected by bycatching. Dolphins use echolocation to identify the location of...