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When told about a strange, fanged fish that had washed ashore on an Oregon beach, the Seaside Aquarium folks knew what kind of fish it was.

Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for ores and minerals, saying it could irreparably harm marine ecosystems and ...

Staff at the Florida Keys’ Turtle Hospital in the middle keys released a green sea turtle back into the wild on Earth Day.

A recent video from the ocean’s depths has stunned even seasoned scientists — showing two parasites firmly attached to a fish’s head, looking oddly like pig tails.

Genomic analysis showed that deep-sea fish have lower mutation rates but stronger signals of natural selection, especially in ...

Meet the Mimic Octopus, a brilliant sea creature that can impersonate venomous fish, sea snakes, and more to fool predators ...

Researchers say they're seeing more of these colorful blobs growing on docks, but they're not the only invasive marine ...

Simon Pierce, who has studied whale sharks globally, said he has photographed suspected mating scars on female sharks in St.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons (507.2 million liters) of crude gushing into the ocean, the ...

Fishermen in Kilifi County have decried the decrease in fish stock in the Indian Ocean following the arrival of large foreign ...