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Marine Life

 Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), a small shark species, at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Chicago.

Sandpaper-like shark skin is unique and may have medical uses for human wounds and burns - study

Fishermen unload their catch at the seaport of Gaza City, after Israel expanded fishing zone for Palestinians April 2, 2019.

This simple change to fishing habits could lower whale deaths

 A sea sponge attached to the ocean floor.

New species of horny sponge discovered in French Polynesia

 Large, humpback whale spotted off the coast of Israel, August 2023

Whale spotted off Israel's coast, washes ashore lifeless hours later

 A purplish-red octopus extends its arms and floats in dark blue water.

Octopus' complex cells are key to their high intelligence, study finds

 Pilot whales.

Cruise ship witnesses slaughter of dozens of pilot whales

 Whale Shark and a diver.

Shark Awareness Day: One-third of sharks and rays at risk of extinction

 How do dolphins communicate? (illustrative)

Bottlenose dolphins use 'baby-talk' with their calves - study

 A hammerhead shark swims close to Wolf Island at Galapagos Marine Reserve August 19, 2013. Picture taken August 19, 2013.

UN adopts world's first treaty to protect high seas biodiversity

By REUTERS
 Illustrative image of fossils.

Archaeologists discover 150 unknown fossilized species in Wales

 A pair of dolphins leap in the wake of Royal Caribbean cruise line ship 'Grandeur of the Seas' July 18, 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda and the United States main land.

Oceans are heating up as El Niño weather patterns return

By SHACHAR BERDISHEVSKY/MAARIV , REUTERS
 Dolphin spotted off the coast of Eilat on March 18, 2023.

Pod of Risso's dolphins spotted in Eilat

A humpback whale is seen breaching the water.

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

By REUTERS
 Sea butterflies.

Sea butterflies spotted in Eilat for first time in 29 years