A new study challenges a common assumption that deeper marine ecosystems act as refuges which could reseed damaged shallower ...

Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed. The ...

Efforts to clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch might be a mistake. Here is why experts say skimming the surface could be disastrous for marine life.

New research shows that maintaining and adopting proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean could almost ...

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HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi’s sharks are a bit of both legend and mystery. From Kāmohoaliʻi, the Hawaiian god with a shark’s head, to the modern-day research that uncovers their crucial role in ocean ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Aquarium's new Ocean Pavilion expansion opened to the public Thursday. The Seattle Aquarium said the Ocean Pavilion is the first project to be completed as part of the Seattle ...

There’s always some controversy over ocean plastic — such as who is responsible for it and what to do about it — but everyone agrees that plastic doesn’t belong in the ocean. Or do they? I was floored ...

Climate change’s impacts on mangroves were incorporated into a new calculation of the social cost of carbon, a measure of the monetary damages climate change is causing. Credit: Kristin Hoel, Unsplash ...

The field of marine ecosystem services valuation has gained significant attention due to its importance in informing sustainability and environmental ...