Deep sea mining has disastrous consequences for marine life, many of which are still unknown to oceanographers.

The Ocean Legacy Foundation aims to tackle this common plastic pollution by taking discarded fishing nets, ropes, and more ...

"Want to see it flourish and thrive." Officials thrilled after new law triples major protections: 'We couldn't be more ...

The team uses seawater and delicate mesh filters to painstakingly separate the buoyant plastic by hand. The goal is to ...

New research unveils 14 previously unknown marine species, offering fresh insight into life hidden in the ocean’s depths.

Governor Newsom signed into law AB 1056 by Assemblymember Steve Bennett to protect ocean biodiversity off California’s shores by phasing out the use of set gillnets—mile-long nets anchored to the ...

Although every species on the planet somehow plays a role in maintaining the ecosystem, there are some species whose absence ...

The fading ocean green, a sign of phytoplankton decline, is a red flag for key ocean systems that sustain food chains and ...

There are concerns that the race to create more marine protected areas or underwater nature reserves could be distracting ...

Plastic waste is a massive problem for our oceans. This viral TikTok shows how much trash washed up on an O'ahu beach.

A baby seal is one of the cutest animals in the world. Here, these rescuers found one with a fishing hook lodged in its mouth ...

As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on the deck of a barge and unspooled over a mile of ...