Scientists warn that the changes go beyond economics. Humpbacks help keep ocean ecosystems healthy by circulating nutrients through their migrations — so when their numbers and size drop, the entire ...

Say, for instance, a whale’s suspected cause of death is a boat strike. Researchers will look out for bruises and cuts during ...

The absence of zombie worms on these bones suggests that the expanding oxygen minimum zones in the northeast Pacific and ...

A deep-sea experiment off the B.C. coast has revealed a troubling absence - the so-called “zombie worm,” a bone-eating ...

What we’re seeing today should be celebrated as “the great return to abundance,” a marine life renaissance fueled by protections put in place near the end of the last century, says Chris Fischer, ...

There are, of course, many ways to experience any number of the 18 major islands that comprise the 3,000 square miles of what ...

Now, this time of year, ghosts and monsters are generally causing fear, but for those invested in California's Dungeness crab fishery, it's the whales they have to fear. US state managers announced ...

We may not notice it, but marine creatures off the Bay Area coast are already feeling the heat. Ocean temperatures in the ...

The day was bright, full of brisk breezes and cool air. The sea was still a bit feisty though the recent storm had moved out ...

Another whale washed ashore north of Florence last week — the second stranding reported on the Oregon Coast in a matter of ...