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edit   The Marine Life Portal A Yellow Tang Marine life is concerned with the plants, animals and other organisms that live in the ocean. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxonomy. For this reason marine life encompasses not only organisms that can only live in a marine environment, but also those whose lives revolve around the sea. At a fundamental level, marine life helps determine the very nature of our planet. Marine organisms produce much of the oxygen we breathe and probably help regulate the earth's climate. Shorelines are in part shaped and protected by marine life, and some marine organisms even help create new land. Marine biology covers a great deal, from the microscopic, including plankton and phytoplankton, which can be as small as 0.02 micrometres and are both hugely important as the primary producers of the sea, to the huge cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) which reach up to a reported 33 metres (109 feet) in length in the case of the blue whale. Read more... edit   Selected article A shrimp farm is an aquaculture business for the cultivation of marine shrimp or prawns for human consumption. Commercial shrimp farming began in the 1970s, and production grew steeply, particularly to match the market demands of the USA, Japan and Western Europe. The total global production of farmed shrimp reached more than 1.6 million tonnes in 2003, representing a value of nearly 9,000 million U.S. dollars. About 75% of farmed shrimp is produced in Asia, in particular in China and Thailand. The other 25% is produced mainly in Latin America, where Brazil is the largest producer. The largest exporting nation is Thailand. More on Shrimp farms edit   Selected biography George Albert Boulenger (born Brussels, Belgium, October 19, 1858 died Saint Malo, France, November 23, 1937) was a British zoologist. Boulenger was the only son of Gustave Boulenger, a Belgian public notary, and Juliette Piérart de Valenciennes. He graduated in 1876 from the Free University in Brussels with a degree in natural sciences and worked for a while at the Museum of Natural History of Brussels as an assistant naturalist studying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. He also made frequent visits during this time to the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris and the British Museum in London. In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum by Dr. Albert C. L. G. Günther and assigned to the task of cataloguing the amphibians in the collection. His position in the British Museum meant that he had to be a civil servant of the British Empire, and so became a naturalized British subject. In 1882 he became a first-class assistant in the Department of Zoology and remained in that position until his retirement in 1920. More on George Albert Boulenger edit   Did you know... First animals that spent their entire lives without any oxygen (anoxic waters) were discovered in depths of Mediterranean Sea. They belong to three new species from phylum Loricifera (one of new species pictured). Triggerfishes are the brightly coloured fishes of the family Balistidae. (pictured) Marked by lines and spots, they inhabit warm coastal waters of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Indo-Pacific. Marbled hatchetfish are the only known fish that can actually fly by jumping into the air and moving their fins. The sea otter often keeps a stone tool in its armpit pouch. Some cichlid fish, crocodiles and frogs keep their eggs or young in their mouths or stomachs. The Horseshoe crab has blue, copper based blood. edit   Things you can do Have a look at the Marine life WikiProject and sign up. Here are some tasks you can do, as organized by The Marine life Wikiproject: Collaboration of the week: Marine life article assessment Copyedit/extensive work: Ctenophora (phylum) Expand: Macrocystis pyrifera Requests: Caesioperca, Caprodon, Plectranthias, Lepidoperca Stubs: Sea apple, Tube-dwelling anemone Other: See the projects page Images: Upload any non-copyrighted marine life images to Wikimedia Commons Featured Articles/Good Articles: Other: Add {{Portal|Marine life}} to related articles edit   Selected picture Photo credit: Diliff The giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus), also known as the brindle bass and as the Queensland grouper in Australia, is the largest bony fish found in coral reefs, and the aquatic emblem of Queensland, Australia. It is found throughout the Indo-Pacific region, with the exception of the Persian Gulf. The species can grow as large as 2.7 meters (9 ft) long, weighing up to 400 kg (880 lb). They are fairly common in shallow waters and feed on a variety of marine life, including small sharks and juvenile sea turtles. Photo taken at the Georgia Aquarium on January 23rd by Diliff with a Canon 5D and 24-105mm f/4L IS. More on the giant grouper edit   Related Portals Biology Cetaceans Fish Sharks Gastropods Crustaceans edit   WikiProjects The Wikiproject associated with this portal is the Marine Life WikiProject Other WikiProjects include: Biology Oceans Tree of Life Birds Mammals Cetaceans Fishes Sharks Fisheries and fishing Amphibians and Reptiles Plants Cephalopods Gastropods Monotremes and Marsupials edit   Lists Aquaria AZA Member Zoos and Aquariums Botanists Cetaceans Dolphin Species Ecologists Ecoregions Mangrove Ecoregions Marine Aquarium Fish Species Porpoise Species Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance Ramsar sites in Scotland Ramsar Wetland sites in Pakistan Shark species Ramsar wetlands of Thailand Regional Bird Lists Regional Mammals Lists United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered species Whale Species Zoos edit   Marine Life Categories Major Fields of Marine Biology: Marine Biology - Ecology - Zoology - Animal Taxonomy Specific Fields of Marine Biology: Herpetology - Ichthyology - Planktology - Ornithology Biologists: Zoologists - Algologists - Malacologists - Conchologists - Biologists - Marine Biologists - Anatomists - Botanists - Ecologists - Ichthyologists Organisms: Plants: Algae - Brown Algae - Green Algae - Red Algae - Sea Vegetables - Invertebrates: Cnidarians - Echinoderms - Molluscs - Bivalves - Cephalopods - Gastropods Fish: Fish - Bony Fish - Lobe-finned Fish - Ray-finned Fish - Cartilaginous Fish - Electric Fish - Fish Diseases - Rays - Sharks - Extinct Fish - Fictional Fish - Fisheries Science - Fishing - Fishkeeping - Live-bearing Fish Reptiles and Amphibians: Marine Reptiles - Sea Turtles - Mosasaurs - Sauropterygia Mammals: Marine Mammals - Cetaceans - Pinnipeds - Sirenians Miscellaneous: Aquaria - Oceanaria - Vertebrates Without Jaws - Endangered Species - Aquatic Biomes - Terrestrial ecozone - Aquatic Organisms - Cyanobacteria - Dinoflaggellates edit   Marine Life Topics Ocean zones: Photic zone • Aphotic zone • Pelagic zone • Neritic zone • Littoral zone • Sublittoral zone • Benthic zone Plants and Algae: Algae • Brown algae • Red algae • Green algae • Seagrass • Phytoplankton Invertebrates: Squid • Cuttlefish • Crabs • Lobsters • Starfish • Sea Urchin • Jellyfish • Portuguese man o' war • Corals Fish: Lampreys • Jawless fish • Cartilagenous fish • Bony fish • Sharks • Rays • Skates • Coelacanths • Lungfish • Placodermi • Lobe-finned fish • Ray-finned fish • Sturgeons • Gars • Eels • Herrings • Salmon • Trout • Lancetfish • Anglerfish • Toadfish • Cods • Flyingfish • Seahorses • Flatfish • Scorpionfish • Cichlids Reptiles: Crocodiles • Alligators • Caiman • Gharial • Turtles • Sea turtles • Leatherback turtle • Marine iguana • Sea snakes Birds: Penguins • Sea gulls • Kittiwakes • Albatrosses • Sea ducks • Cormorants • Sea eagle • Guillemots • Puffins • Auks • Terns • Gannets • Osprey • Razorbill • Oystercatchers Mammals: Monotremes • Marsupials • Cetaceans • Whales • Dolphins • Porpoises • Pinnipeds • Walruses • True seals • Fur seals • Sea Lions • Sirenians • Manatees • Dugongs • Polar bear  • Sea otter • Marine otter • Blubber Represents a Featured article, Represents a Good article edit   Associated Wikimedia What are portals? 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