"We hope our research sparks conversations." Student raises red flags after making alarming discovery in fish samples from ...

"Should be banned." Boaters shed light on heartbreaking reality of common party tradition: 'Just happy we found them' first ...

The latest study has identified that, in response to ocean warming, many marine fish populations are shifting toward the earth’s poles or are moving to deeper waters – all in a bid to stay cool. For ...

We Know Plastic Is Harming Marine Life. What About Us? There often are tiny bits of plastic in the fish and shellfish we eat. Scientists are racing to figure out what that means for our health.

In Japanese mythology, the deep-sea-dwelling oarfish is a harbinger of impending disaster. For scientists in California, where three oarfish have washed up in recent months, it’s an exciting find.

Ben Frable, Scripps Marine Vertebrate Collection Manager, said: “Like with the previous oarfish, this specimen and the samples taken from it will be able to tell us much about the biology ...

Clownfish in Papua New Guinea are temporarily shrinking in response to heat stress caused by climate change, a new study found. Here's how that might help them deal with warmer water temps.

The team found that just 11 of the marine protected areas saw increases in the biomass of adult fish over the study period, which tells us that their populations rose.

A monster sunfish found dead off the Azores has tipped the scales as the heaviest bony fish ever discovered — shattering the previous record by nearly 1,000 pounds. <p>It shattered the previous ...

It found that three out of four commercial fish species from Australia and New Zealand contained microplastics in their edible flesh. On average there were 2.5 microplastic particles for each fish.

A rare deep sea fish, regarded as a harbinger of doom, has washed up on a southern California shore. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, said one of ...