Critter Science

The Atlantic Blue Crab

21 January, 2026
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The Atlantic blue crab, aka blue crab or Maryland blue crab, hails from the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, and has been introduced to international waters. These crabs face the threats of

The Gummy Shark… Not the Swedish Fish

8 July, 2025
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The gummy shark, aka flake, Australian smooth hound, sweet william, or smooth dog-shark, is a small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling shark that can be found off the coast of southern Australia. These sharks are often fished for cuisine purposes due to their taste and market price. They face the threats of […]

The Alaska Pollock

29 January, 2025
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The Alaska pollock, aka walleye pollock, hails from the North Pacific Ocean, with the greatest populations being found in the Bering Sea. Pollocks are a member of the cod genus, Gadus. They only face 1 main threat… the threat

The Small but Abundant Capelin

24 October, 2024
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The capelin is a smaller sized foraging fish that hails from the smelt family. They dwell in the cold North Atlantic, North Pacific, and Arctic oceans. These fish are not only caught by fisheries, but also preyed on by

The Yellowfin Tuna

1 January, 2024
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The yellowfin tuna, aka ahi (although that is more related to the bigeye tuna) or albacore (which is a misnaming as albacore are a separate species altogether) are epipelagic (part of the oceanic zone into which enough light

The Arctic Char

2 March, 2023
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The Arctic char, aka Arctic charr, can be found in alpine lakes, as well as in Arctic and Subarctic coastal waters. These fish can be anadromous (spend part of their lives in the ocean and part in freshwater) and

The Lumpfish

3 November, 2022
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The lumpfish, aka lump sucker, prefers colder water and can be found in the Arctic, North Atlantic, and North Pacific Oceans. There are 27 known species of lumpfishes. These fish can swim to depths of

The Popular Herring

6 October, 2022
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The herring, aka silver darling, primarily hails from the north Pacific and north Atlantic Oceans. Other populations are found in various other locales. There are around 200 known species of herring. However, most people are

The Popular Anchovy

19 July, 2022
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The anchovy is commonplace in oceans all around the world, although they prefer temperate waters. These fish are popular food fish for humans and are abundantly scooped up by other oceanic and