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Shark fin bans might not help sharks, scientists say
As lawmakers propose banning the sale of shark fins in the U.S., a pair of scientists is pushing back, saying the effort might actually harm attempts to conserve the marine predators. Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New ...
- September 28, 2017
Warm oceans cause concern of coral bleaching
Abnormally warm ocean temperatures are creating conditions that threaten to kill coral across the equatorial Pacific, North Pacific and western Atlantic Oceans, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...
- August 27, 2015
Gulf Coast oil spill spreading out of control
An oil spill that threatened to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spread out of control with a faint sheen washing ashore along the Gulf Coast Thursday night as fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread ...
- May 1, 2010
Different kind of killer whale discovered off Chile
For decades, there were tales from fishermen and tourists, even lots of photos, of a mysterious killer whale that just didn’t look like all the others, but scientists had never seen one. Now they have. An international ...
- March 9, 2019
US plans to track seafood imports
The Obama administration is launching a fish tracking system that would eventually tell consumers where their fish was caught, processed and stored, in an effort to eradicate illegal fishing and seafood fraud. US Deputy ...
- March 19, 2015
Dolphin puzzle
Stinky the dolphin is lonely, and he's getting way too frisky with humans. The love male bottlenose dolphin has been cavorting for months in waters off the Cayman Islands, a rare case of a solo dolphin far from a pod of ...
- October 16, 2012
Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles
The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime trades. The massive, ...
- March 16, 2010
Virus may cause dolphin deaths
Federal officials identified a virus Tuesday as the likely reason hundreds of bottlenose dolphins died along the East Coast, but they say there's a little they can do to stop the deaths. More than 330 dolphins have been ...
- August 29, 2013