The National Marine Fisheries Service adopted new regulations to protect deep-sea coral gardens on Sur Ridge, offshore of Monterey, California, following campaigning by Oceana and its allies.

Three species of sea turtles are regularly observed in the Red Sea, which is an inlet of the Indian Ocean: hawksbills, greens ...

They camped for three days on a reef-wrapped island—no cooler, no kitchen, no support. Every meal was caught by hand, from reef fish to massive lobsters pulled from coral caves. Fire cooked everything ...

The coral catshark relies on ambush, not speed. This video explains how slow movement, sensory awareness, and reef structure allow it to feed without ever being noticed.

As increased industrial activity puts fragile deep-sea ecosystems at risk, one artist is raising awareness about imperiled ...

The researchers found that coral reefs across the world could raise sustainable fish production by almost 50 percent. This increase could provide between 20,000 and 162 million extra fish servings per ...

Lydia Larsen covers climate change, environmental news and sea level rise at The Post and Courier. A Wisconsin native, she ...

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial ...

Denise’s pygmy seahorse, barely larger than a fingernail, blends perfectly with its coral home. Found in the western Pacific, ...

Scientists say coral fisheries could sustainably provide thousands of additional meals per square kilometer. But it requires ...

Coral reefs don’t just shape marine life you can see, they also control the daily rhythms of invisible microbes nearby.

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but this study reframes them as potent regulators of the ocean’s ...