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ORDER MYXINIFORMES             MYXINIDAE (hagfishes)                   Myxininae                   Eptatretinae CLASS CEPHALASPIDOMORPHI ORDER PETROMYZONTIFORMES             PETROMYZONTIDAE (lampreys)                   Petromyzontinae                   Geotriinae                   Mordaciinae CLASS ELASMOBRANCHII ORDER

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Ocean Disease

Ocean diseases are spreading, and scientists aren’t sure if these are simply isolated occurrences or a sign of a larger problem. Disease is increasing among

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arial view of habitat loss progressing in to forest
Conservation
ConservationInstitute Team

Habitat Loss

The primary threat to the world’s biodiversity is habitat destruction, sometimes referred to habitat loss. Habitat loss alters or eliminates the conditions needed for plants

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map tracking the movements of salmon shark
Predation
ConservationInstitute Team

Salmon Shark Migrations

The primary objectives of the Alaska Shark Assessment Program is to understand the increase of sharks in the northeast Pacific, and what the increased shark

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Conservation
ConservationInstitute Team

Top 100 Invasive Species

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Invasive species have been recognized globally as a major threat to biodiversity as well as to agriculture and other human interests. It

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group of bald eagles
Conservation
ConservationInstitute Team

Bald Eagles in Alaska

What is it about bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) that catches the eye of people? Is it simply their size or striking appearance? Is it the

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Ocean Matters
ConservationInstitute Team

Invasive Species

Expansion of global trade, and increases in human mobility have resulted in unprecedented invasion by nonnative species. These invasive species can produce severe, often irreversible

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Spiny Dogfish Underwater
Conservation
ConservationInstitute Team

Alaska Shark Assessment Program

Alaska Shark Assessment Program In 1999 Bruce Wright created the Alaska Shark Assessment Program in response to many reports, mostly from fishermen, that sharks abundances

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