Oceans

Alaskans Reel From the Loss of National Science Foundation Ocean-Monitoring Instruments

With its multi-billion-dollar fishing industry and vulnerable coastal communities, scientists say the federal government’s decision leaves Alaska flying blind.

By Paula Dobbyn

Mangrove Forests Fight Climate Change—But Climate Change Is Fighting Back

By Kiley Price

Dolphins, Sharks, Turtles and Workers Are All Victims of Unregulated Squid Fleets

By Johnny Sturgeon

Coral Reefs in French Polynesia Are Stuck Between Life and Death

By Ryan Green

As Seas Rise, Louisiana Faces a Choice: Plan for Movement or Let Crisis Decide

By Avery Schuyler Nunn

Scientists Outplant Experimental ‘Flonduran’ Corals in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park

By Teresa Tomassoni

Malnourished Gray Whales of the Eastern North Pacific Are in ‘Serious Trouble’

By Blaine Harden

A Bit of Good News for Right Whales

Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth

Federal Law Requires US Seafood Imports to Not Threaten Marine Mammals. A Lawsuit Is Pushing the Government to Finally Act.

By Georgina Gustin

China’s Shark Finning Could Lead to US Seafood Sanctions

By Johnny Sturgeon

Europe’s Trawlers Extract a Huge ‘Cost to Society’ in Bycatch and Carbon Dioxide

By Johnny Sturgeon

Sewage Is Threatening Coral Reefs Around the World, Even in Marine Protected Areas

By Teresa Tomassoni

The Next El Niño Could Lock Earth Into a Hotter Climate

By Bob Berwyn

Great White Sharks Are Overheating

By Johnny Sturgeon

Norway Reopens Annual Whale Hunt Despite Pressure to End Commercial Whaling

By Teresa Tomassoni

Britain’s Most Iconic Fish Nears Breaking Point

By Johnny Sturgeon

Warming Waters in the Gulf of Maine May Affect the Future of Lobsters

By Nicole Williams

Scientists Deploy First Satellite Tag on a Leatherback Sea Turtle in Ecuador to Better Reveal Gaps in Ocean Protection

By Teresa Tomassoni

Toxic Ocean Crisis in Papua New Guinea Sparks Mass Marine Die-Off and Public Health Emergency

By Teresa Tomassoni