Lionfish, a venomous invasive marine species considered one of the top predators in many coral reef environments in the Atlantic, have been documented at NOAA’s Flower Garden Banks National Marine […]
By Mark Kinver Science and environment reporter, BBC News The study suggests krill availability affects the population trends of penguins, such as chinstraps A number of penguin species found in […]
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News Samples of a marine creature collected during Captain Scott’s Antarctic trips are yielding data that may prove valuable in projecting climate change. The […]
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says their tactics in trying to stop Japan’s annual Antarctic whale hunt have been completely safe and not endangered anybody. “There is nothing violent about […]
By Mark Kinver Science and environment reporter, BBC News The global consumption of fish has hit a record high, reaching an average of 17kg per person, a UN report has […]
By Richard Black, Environment correspondent, BBC News The wildlife trade monitoring network Traffic and the Pew Environment Group say most of the main shark fishing nations do not manage fisheries […]
Australians continue to raise their barbie sticks to say “no” to the proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) plant in the country’s pristine, untouched Kimberley region, off its west coast. Currently, […]
From Thailand to Texas, many corals are reacting to heat stress by shedding their color and going into survival mode, putting the oceans’ richest ecosystems and fisheries at risk. Read […]
Ruth Graves makes a point of thanking all her customers for supporting what she calls “seafood people”. She has been selling shrimp, crabs and fish at the Westwego market just […]
(Reuters) – When writer Anton Chekhov arrived on the Russian island of Sakhalin in 1890, he was overwhelmed by the harsh conditions at the Tsarist penal colony. It wasn’t just […]