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"This is good news for marine conservation." New study uses satellite data and AI to uncover surprising truth about ocean: ...
The Menhaden Fisheries Coalition fired back on allegations their operations are bottlenecking the nutrient-rich fish and ...
"We're kind of lucky to get that imagery." Woman astounded after capturing footage of massive ocean creature: 'It was beyond ...
Shester, Ph.D., is the California campaign director and senior scientist for Oceana — the largest nonprofit dedicated solely to ocean conservation — and grew up in Carlsbad.Designating … ...
Environmental change and connectivity drive coral reef fish abundance in the Western Indian Ocean. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2024; DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsae125 ...
It’s a whale of a task. For instance, take ray-finned fishes. More than 34,000 species make up this largest group of bony fish, including salmon, eels, herring and the like. But only about 1,000 ...
This year’s marine heat waves and spiking ocean temperatures foretell big changes in the future for some of the largest fish in the sea, such as sharks, tunas and swordfish.
Independent scientists have raised concerns over research that suggests yellowfin fishing is sustainable – those involved ...
A proposal to expand and create new, no-take Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Santa Cruz County that was heard at the Feb. 14–15 Fish and Game Commission meeting (https://fgc.ca.gov/Meetings ...
Helms’ talk, Conserving Ocean & Coast: Ocean Conservancy on Santa Barbara Channel Region’s Role at the Leading Edge, will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, with a pre-lecture members-only ...
The creature is not Nessie, the legendary monster that lures thousands of hopeful tourists to Loch Ness each year, but a ...
Alaska's policy shifts are still an exception. By and large, ocean fishing, especially in international waters, remains a free-for-all, with too many boats chasing too few fish.