marine life

America Is Policing Foreign Waters, but Gutting Domestic Protections

The U.S. government’s recent deployment of visa restrictions for international illegal fishing exposes a dichotomy between how it wields power at home versus away.

By Johnny Sturgeon

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

By Johnny Sturgeon

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

China’s Shark Finning Could Lead to US Seafood Sanctions

By Johnny Sturgeon

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

By Teresa Tomassoni

Great White Sharks Are Overheating

By Johnny Sturgeon

Norway Reopens Annual Whale Hunt Despite Pressure to End Commercial Whaling

By Teresa Tomassoni

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

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Will Weigh Gulf Oil Drilling Against the Survival of Endangered Whales and Turtles

By Kiley Price

Scientists Discover a New Branch of Life in the Deep Sea

By Johnny Sturgeon

First Confirmed Cases of Bird Flu in California Elephant Seals Stoke Fear As Virus Surges Worldwide

By Kiley Price

Southern Right Whales Are Having Fewer Calves; Scientists Say a Warming Ocean Is to Blame

By Teresa Tomassoni

How a Groundbreaking Indigenous Treaty on Whales’ Rights Could Change National Laws

By Katie Surma

Five Years Into a Fishing Ban, the Yangtze River Is Teeming With Life

By Johnny Sturgeon

How a ‘Powerful Vision’ on Whales and Oceans Could Change Worldviews

By Katie Surma

Peaceful Protest Against Whaling in Iceland Lands Two Activists in Court

By Teresa Tomassoni