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SpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again OceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - Oceanographic RiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at all OceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild Populations SpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for Conservation OceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray Area SpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow Reductions FisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola IndiaHilsa production dropped 26% in five years, fisheries minister tells parliament SpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again OceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - Oceanographic RiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at all OceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild Populations SpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for Conservation OceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray Area SpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow Reductions FisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola IndiaHilsa production dropped 26% in five years, fisheries minister tells parliament

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Fish places

Rivers, reefs, harbours, fish markets and aquariums where fish and people meet. 11 places so far.

Reef or sea River or lake Fishing harbour Fish market Aquarium or research City

KindAll Reef or sea River or lake Fishing harbour Fish market Aquarium or research City

South Asia

Reef or sea, IndiaLakshadweepIndia's coral atolls in the Arabian Sea, where islanders still catch skipjack tuna by pole and line.Reef or sea, IndiaThe Andaman IslandsIndia's richest coral reefs, in the Andaman Sea, with clownfish, humphead wrasse and large reef predators.Reef or sea, MaldivesThe MaldivesCoral atolls of the Indian Ocean with a pole and line tuna fishery and some of the world's best manta and whale shark sites.

Southeast Asia

Reef or sea, IndonesiaThe Coral TriangleThe seas of Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Solomon Islands, richest in reef fish on Earth.

North Africa

Reef or sea, EgyptRas Mohammed and the Red SeaThe southern tip of Sinai, Egypt's first national park, where Red Sea reefs drop into deep blue water.

Sub-Saharan Africa

Reef or sea, South AfricaThe Sardine Run coastSouth Africa's Wild Coast, where shoals of sardines move north each winter, followed by sharks, dolphins and gannets.

Europe

Reef or sea, RussiaThe Caspian Sea and Volga deltaThe world's largest inland water body, once the source of most of the world's wild caviar.

North America

Reef or sea, CanadaThe Grand Banks of NewfoundlandShallow banks off Newfoundland, once the richest cod grounds on Earth, closed after the cod collapsed in 1992.

Latin America and the Caribbean

Reef or sea, EcuadorThe Galapagos IslandsVolcanic islands on the equator in the Pacific, where cold and warm currents meet and hammerheads school by the hundred.Reef or sea, MexicoThe Sea of CortezThe Gulf of California, between Baja California and mainland Mexico, with whale sharks, mobulas and the totoaba.

Oceania

Reef or sea, AustraliaThe Great Barrier ReefThe world's largest coral reef system, off Queensland, home to more than 1,500 fish species.

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