Matt Balazik surveyed Virginia’s James River for the carcass of a local legend. Growing up along the 340-mile tributary to ...

We study ocean habitats and strategies for conserving ocean life. In analyzing marine protected areas, we’ve concluded that simply designating protected zones is not enough. To be effective, these ...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick rejected a scientifically vetted regulation to help protect Atlantic cod Wednesday, citing ...

Climate-driven environmental changes could drastically affect the distribution of more than 1,000 species of commercial fish ...

Regulations for Virginia’s coastal, migratory striped bass stock are managed by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission in ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have revealed how climate change might influence the bacterial communities living in ...

Unusually warm sea temperatures in the North Atlantic have triggered a surge in octopus catches along the English Channel, ...

Roger Jenkins has grown up eating and fishing salmon. Now, as a retiree, he refuses to fish this species of special concern. In this federal election, he’s looking for a political party that ...

Smaller shark species contribute more attacks to the Atlantic Ocean tally. Currents in the Atlantic Ocean, like the Gulf Stream, can push warmer water closer to shore—with bait fish. These bait ...