The director of science and conservation for Save the Manatee Club writes that amendments being considered to the federal ...

Opinion: Survival is not recovery. A manatee population that merely survives may be unhealthy, vulnerable and unable to rebound.

The Trump administration set strict import bans on fisheries in more than 40 nations that do not meet standards for ...

Researchers have identified the fossil of a rare extinct marine mammal in Japan for the first time, shedding light on the climate-driven Miocene epoch spanning roughly 23 million to 10 million years ...

The team observed a pod of 10 orcas around two humpback whales. The whales were agitated, and the team initially thought the orcas were testing to see if either whale was weak. But when they reviewed ...

The number of large whale entanglements in U.S. waters increased steeply in 2024, with California seeing the most of the incidents, a U.S. government report said.

Proposed legislation threatens to weaken the MMPA by changing its goal from thriving populations to minimum survival numbers. Recent events, like the starvation of over 1,000 manatees, highlight the ...

Vessel strikes and fishing gear entanglements are the leading causes of whale deaths, threatening species from humpbacks to the endangered North Atlantic right whale. This free online course will ...

Orange Coast College's marine science department hosted a meeting to inform students on their 2+2 transfer program with James Cook University, and other marine science study abroad opportunities on Se ...