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Do fish bay at the moon? As NPR's Nurith Aizenman reports, the answer to that question may also point to a way to protect the ocean's damaged ecosystems. NURITH AIZENMAN, BYLINE: Aran Mooney is a ...

New research has found that the protection of coral reefs has boosted the amount of fish they harbor by around 10%. The study used survey data from about 2,600 reefs with varying levels of protection ...

To the uninitiated, Lake Pontchartrain seems like a large expanse of structural nothingness. Sure, it's got four bridges that cross it, all of which are heavily fished by anglers. It's also got a few ...

Where do you go when you’re a fish and you need a skincare treatment? Coral reefs contain natural “beauty salons,” lively social hubs of activity where fish “clients” swim up and wait to be serviced ...

Reef fish in different oceans often develop similar color patterns because evolution explores the same set of biological ...

Ty Hibbs has been seeing few other boats fishing along the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain. (Photo by Todd Masson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) (Todd Masson) To the uninitiated, Lake Pontchartrain ...