A leatherback sea turtle recently completed the longest recorded migration of any sea vertebrate: 12,774 miles (20,558 kilometers) across the Pacific Ocean
To understand how orcas, also known as killer whales, moved from being feared sea creatures to celebrated marine-park performers, it helps to look back at the history of orca capture, which began...
Fish hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest produce upward of five billion juvenile salmon, steelhead trout and other fish each year, introducing them to the wild. While the goal of most of these...
Thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables are strung across the world's oceans, connecting continents like so many tin cans in this age of global communication.
So the fact that about 800 more...
Thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables are strung across the worldus oceans, connecting continents like so many tin cans in this age of critical global communication. So the fact that about 800...
A female gray whale labored up the coast, the bony ridge of a shoulder blade protruding from what should be the smooth, plump roundness of healthy blubber.
"That female looks a little...
