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Thoroughbreds of the sea, wild-caught yellowfin tuna -one of seven major tuna species - are cage-fed squid and sardines in the Gulf of California to improve the quality of their meat. Terry Morris, who runs the operation, says he thought yellowfin…

Hooked without a permit, a dorado - sold as mahi-mahi - was caught on an illegal longline off Mexico. With thousands of baited hooks, longlines extend for miles, often snaring fish unintentionally, notably sharks, as well as hundreds of thousands of…

Everything surrounding a Mexican trawlerman's hands will go to waste; he will sell only the shrimp.

A trawl net held open by heavy doors bulldozes the seabed and catches sea life indescriminately. Trawling is the most common method of fishing worldwide and is responsible for millions of tons of unwanted bycatch and for destroying sea floor…

In a cascade of death, guitarfish, rays and other bycatch are tossed from a shrimp boat in the Gulf of California. Millions of tons of marine animals are unintentionally caught each year, worldwide and thrown back into the sea as trash.

Doomed by a gill net, a thresher shark in Mexico's Gulf of California is among an estimated 40 million sharks killed yearly for their fins. They add to the devastating global fish catch: nearly 100 million tons. The oceans are in deep trouble yet few…

Icebergs float through the last rays of light in the Ross Sea off of Antarctica, Feb. 13, 2007.

A tabular iceberg reflects the midnight sun in the Antarctic Summer in the Ross Sea, Feb. 13, 2007.

Antarctica Birds fly past an iceberg being battered by waves in the Ross Sea, Feb. 6, 2007.

A group of Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) getting ready to dive into the Ross Sea, Feb. 8, 2007.