Scientists have uncovered how changing ocean currents in South Georgia's fjords could affect the survival of young mackerel ...

When you think of major scourges to our world fisheries, you probably think of overfishing, or bottom trawling, or pollution or climate change. But some new research from Kurt Ingeman of Oregon State ...

In the dark depths of the ocean, where camouflage can be lifesaving, scientists have discovered the blackest fish ever documented. Researchers have found 16 species of so-called ultra-black fish, ...

In her doctoral research from the University of Agder (UiA), she studied the feces of several coastal fish species. Here, it emerges that they affect carbon storage in the ocean in several different ...

Newborn fish are mistaking tiny bits of trash for food. If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily surface ...

Dead fish, full of a lifetime of mercury, may function as a vessel of this toxin to the deep ocean. While mercury occurs naturally in the environment, human industrial activities have rapidly ...

You might expect the middle of the Pacific Ocean to be a pretty quiet place, especially a thousand feet down. But it turns out that huge parts of the ocean are humming. Scientists have puzzled over ...

Fresh out of the ocean, the scent is of the sea. But give a dead fish a few moments in the sun, and the aroma is another story. Exactly why fish smell the way they do has to do with the natural ...

In a mission to clean up trash floating in the ocean, environmentalists pulled 40 tons of abandoned fishing nets this month from an area known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Mariners on a ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. Widely cited as the fastest fish in ...