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The school shark, aka tope, tope shark, snapper shark, and soupfin shark, is a species of houndshark that can be found off the coastlines of nearly every continent, sans Antarctica. Sadly, due to overfishing and over harvesting these sharks are listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. Their remaining populations […]

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The Fraser’s dolphin, aka Sarawak dolphin, can be found in deep tropical waters; between 30°S and 20°N, mostly in the Pacific Ocean. However, they can also be seen in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans too. These dolphins face the threats of overfishing; bycatch, getting caught in long lines and purse-seine […]

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The sea pen, aka sea pansies, are a cosmopolitan species that can be found in oceans all over the world. These peculiar creatures spend their lives partially dug into the substrate with their feather-like proboscis sticking out and gathering food. These creatures are mostly undocumented with the IUCN. However, the […]

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The megamouth shark is the 3rd largest shark in the world, after the whale shark and the basking shark. Their mouth can be up to 4 feet across! That’s a quarter of their body length. They can be found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans at depths of up […]

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Found throughout the world’s oceans, from the cold temperate waters to the tropics, it’s the blue shark. These sharks specialize in smaller prey; even though they are medium to large sized sharks. Blue sharks spend most of their lives far from coastal waters and are a true pelagic (open sea) […]

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