Smooth puffer fish shouldn’t be used for bait or chum, the DEM says. Anyone who catches one is advised to carefully take it off the hook and release it.

Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” begins Sunday for the 37th year. And Steven Spielberg’s movie “Jaws” celebrated its 50th ...

Whale sharks are one of a select group of large marine animals that scientists like Thorrold, of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, have signed up as ocean-going research ...

A jellyfish "elevator" carrying a hitchhiking fish up from the ocean depths has been captured in a photo documenting one of the largest migrations in the world — one that takes place every night.

Nearly 1,800 animals from 40 different species swallowed or became entangled in plastic between 2009 and 2018, the report, by ocean conservation group Oceana, found.

Fish, birds and small stingrays might swim off, and turtles might delay rising to the ocean’s surface to breathe. Not all animals are frightened of humans. It’s a highlight when curious ...

The majority of animals that have mastered flight and swimming are birds that eat fish or other marine life. Some are seabirds that can dive 200 feet under the water and spend most of their lives ...

Today's Climate Aquaculture Uses Far More Wild-Caught Fish Than Originally Estimated, New Research Suggests Wild-caught fish help feed animals on fish farms, which could deplete ocean ecosystems ...

The deep ocean has yet again shown us there is still much to be discovered if we only have the willingness to look. Defined as waters below 200 metres, this environment makes up 50% of Earth’s ...