Despite the Makah Tribe’s success in getting a waiver to carry out their exclusive treaty right for whaling, the permitting process that had dragged on for over 20 years has now been effectively delay...

Scientists say they are "speechless" after witnessing significant coral death at the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef.

A new study has mapped whale shark stranding hotspots in Indonesian waters over the past decade and linked their occurrence to oceanographic dynamics, providing a scientific basis for targeted, preven...

The United States is the main market for “ornamental” marine fish, those that end up as pets in aquariums. Now, a new study of U.S.-based online retailers has found that nearly 90% of traded species a...

It identifies protected species on the spot and catch traffickers in the act.

Dramatic video, filmed in waters off Seattle, shows the seal fleeing for its life as the hungry predators close in.

The photo shaped the world's perception of the existential threat climate change poses to low-lying island nations.

A fisherman has captured the wild moment a brazen dingo snatched a baby shark from the shallows waves of a beach visited by thousands of tourists every year.

Dramatic underwater photos capture the elusive Amazonian pink dolphins red-handed.

A new species of Polynesian clownfish was discovered and named Amphiprion maohiensis, thanks to a detailed DNA study.

The state Department of Marine Resources says that for the first time, recent research reveals that multiple white sharks have been found in the same place, at the same time, off Scarborough Beach.

A new study finds most sharks caught and released in UK waters survive, highlighting the importance of best-practice angling techniques.

Now, for the first time, orcas are repeatedly targeting juvenile great whites.

An example of underwater behaviour that seems calculated to get divers a bad name was revealed in the Philippines when a diver spotted a table coral with the

Anyone born on or after 1 January 2007 will be banned from using, buying or selling tobacco products in the archipelago.

Interviews with experts and key players across four countries reveal why efforts to stop the multibillion-euro trafficking industry have failed – and how to save the endangered fish

Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain

Oman extends the shark trade ban for 3 months to protect marine biodiversity & facilitate a vital shark population assessment in Omani waters

Today marks the end of the Maldives Shark Sanctuary and the re-introduction of longline fishing for sharks in the Maldives. 40 vessels will be issued with licenses to target gulper sharks with bottom-set longlines and baited hooks in depths up to 1000m. The Maldives was the second shark sanctuary in the world, and is the only national-level shark sanctity in the Indian Ocean. This decision will undo decades of conservation progress. This fishing method also puts all species of deep-diving sharks, including tiger sharks, hammerhead sharks and pelagic thresher sharks at risk of bycatch. With limited monitoring and enforcement capacity in the country, this will be the beginning of a silent loss for the apex predators that once found refuge in Maldivian waters. #savethesanctuary #maldives #sharkconservation

The discovery of a dead whale entangled in a shark net off Coledale Beach ignites fresh debate on New South Wales's controversial shark net program.

Changing the clocks is linked to a plethora of health impacts – from heart attacks to car crashes.

New underwater footage reveals how anchors and chains from ships are damaging the Antarctic seafloor and its marine life.

In Sri Lankan waters, there’s a growing problem of ghost nets that are entangling sea turtles, fish, dolphins and seabirds, reports contributor Malaka Rodrigo for Mongabay. “Ghost nets” are fishing ge...

New research has found that deep-sea mining in international waters could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras — many of which are already at risk of extinction. Chondrichthyes, ...

Campaigners have said the penguins had 'endured 14 years in a basement'