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Shark lands in golf course
Golf club employees in Southern California came to the rescue when a shark dropped out of the sky and flopped around on the 12th tee. San Juan Hills Golf Club operations director Melissa McCormack says a course marshal ...
- October 27, 2012
Great white shark kills surfer
An expert has determined that a surfer was killed off California's Central Coast by a 15- to 16-foot (4.8-meter) great white shark. Ralph Collier of the Shark Research Committee examined the body of 39-year-old Francisco ...
- October 26, 2012
Marine sanctuary
Antartica's Ross Sea is often described as the most isolated and pristine ocean on Earth, a place where seals and penguins still rule the waves and humans are about as far away as they could be. But even there it was proven ...
- September 18, 2012
Rising temperatures kill thousands of fish
Thousands of fish are dying in central United States as the hot, dry summer dries up rivers and causes water temperatures to climb in some spots to nearly 38 degrees Celsius. About 40,000 shovelnose sturgeon were killed ...
- August 7, 2012
Super oysters
On a summer morning, marine biologist Ray Grizzle reaches into the waters of the Bronx River estuary and pulls up an oyster. The 2-year-old female is "good and healthy." He grabs another handful and gets more good news. "
- September 4, 2012
US seafood catch hits 17-year high
The U.S. seafood catch reached a 17-year high last year, with all fishing regions of the country showing increases in both the volume and value of their harvests. Commercial fishermen last year caught 10.1 billion pounds ...
- September 21, 2012
Shark finning hits gulf hard
Armed with a clip board and wearing bright yellow waders, Rima Jabado looked the part of the government inspector at the Dubai fish market as workers sawed the fins off hundreds of dead sharks from Oman and bagged them for ...
- October 25, 2012
River 'hero'
On a summer morning, marine biologist Ray Grizzle reaches into the waters of the Bronx River estuary and pulls up an oyster. The two-year-old female is "good and healthy." He grabs another handful and gets more good news. ...
- September 4, 2012
Turtle eggs
An injured endangered sea turtle has laid six eggs after being brought to a turtle hospital in the Florida Keys. Hospital administrator Bette Zirkelbach says staff was able to harvest the eggs and they have been put in an ...
- September 5, 2012
World sea piracy at lowest level since 2008
A maritime watchdog says global sea piracy has fallen to its lowest level since 2008 as threats from Somalia ease. The International Maritime Bureau said Monday that 233 attacks were recorded worldwide in the first none ...
- October 23, 2012