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Deep-sea banquets: The anatomy of a whale fall

It’s October 2019, and Exploration Vessel Nautilus is on its last expedition of the season, live-streaming footage from its submersible’s cameras. At 3,240 meters deep, they’re exploring the seafloor of Monterey Bay when a shape comes into view, and the team quickly erupts into enthused echoes of “ohhh, whale fall!” What lies in front of […]

The domestication of a king: How farmed salmon are usurping wild salmon

Environment / Fin Li / May 14, 2023

Visit the seafood section at any supermarket and you’ll see numerous salmon filets laid out on ice, recognizable by the bright, orange color of their flesh. Tasty and easy to cook at home, salmon has always been in high demand and seemingly in high supply too — although the seafood section hardly reveals the entire

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