Using only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful ...

describe kelp forests as extremely dynamic ecosystems. For example, records over a 50-year period show that within the La Jolla kelp forest, the northern section has much shorter periods of ...

Scientists are worried about chemicals from burned materials (heavy metals, plastics, fire retardants) polluting the ocean.

If you’ve ever wondered how Southern California’s native marine species are faring, but weren’t quite sure how to find out — Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific has a new resource to help. The ...

Puget Sound has lost about two-thirds of its bull kelp forests, according to PDZA. Now, a bill before Washington state legislators could help preserve the underwater forests. House Bill 1631 ...

Global habitat deterioration of marine ecosystems has led to a need for active interventions to halt or reverse ... which could be utilized to revive or reinforce kelp forests against future thermal ...

Urban fires pose particular threats to marine ecosystems. Debris and toxins released from the fires can damage kelp forests and lead to destructive algal blooms that snuff out ocean life. Now that Los ...

Florida is home to an underwater cave system that attracts divers, yet this is one of the most dangerous sites in the world.

Sharks were never far from our minds as we grew up on the beach in Adelaide. Although attacks were rare, they were real. My ...

Built with Silicon Valley money, the facility is one of the world’s leading aquariums, with millions of visitors and a ...

Rochelle BakerLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterCanada's National ObserverThe West Coast’s smallest First Nation is taking ...

Scientists have produced the first remote sensing analysis of how water clouded by sediment in glacier meltwater moves on the ...